unrealized C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˌʌnˈriːəlaɪzd/ UK /ˌʌnˈriːəlaɪzd/ See IPA manual Freq #78668 Meanings 1 adj not yet achieved, fulfilled, or made real Her unrealized plan for a public garden survived only in sketches. 2 adj finance: increased or decreased in value but not yet converted into an actual gain or loss by sale The shares produced a large unrealized gain by the end of the year. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not yet achieved,... unfulfilledunachievedunaccomplished 2 adj · finance: increased or... papernotional ↔ Opposites realizedfulfilledachieved Word family Related forms realizerealization Etymology Formed from un- + realized. The financial sense uses realize in its older meaning 'convert property into money,' so a gain remains unrealized until the asset is sold. Topics Abstract Ideas External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unrealized **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌʌnˈriːəlaɪzd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌʌnˈriːəlaɪzd/ **Frequency rank:** 78668 ## Meanings 1. not yet achieved, fulfilled, or made real 2. finance: increased or decreased in value but not yet converted into an actual gain or loss by sale ## Examples - Her unrealized plan for a public garden survived only in sketches. - The shares produced a large unrealized gain by the end of the year. ## Synonyms - unfulfilled - unachieved - unaccomplished - notional ## Antonyms - realized - fulfilled - achieved ## Related Forms - realize - realization ## Etymology Formed from un- + realized. The financial sense uses realize in its older meaning 'convert property into money,' so a gain remains unrealized until the asset is sold. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas markdown