unrealized

CEFRB2

/əˈnriəˌlaɪzd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not achieved, completed, or made real.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not yet realized in cash; hypothetical.

Examples

  • Not surprisingly, the yields of these crops are low and their potential unrealized.

  • This is, even now, an unrealized dream.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Not realized; possible to obtain or achieve, yet not obtained or achieved.

More examples

In context

  • The architect's unrealized dream was to design the tallest building in the world.

  • unrealized capital gains

  • That amendment, ratified in 1913, explicitly empowers Congress to tax incomes. But the Moores argue that unrealized gains aren’t income at all.

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The singer's blank potential was sadly never discovered until after her death.

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Origin

adjective

From un- + realized.