Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun realization

6 senses of realization

Sense 1
realization, realisation, recognition -- (coming to understand something clearly and distinctly; "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases")
       => understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy -- (the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect")

Sense 2
realization, realisation, actualization, actualisation -- (making real or giving the appearance of reality)
       => creating by mental acts -- (the act of creating something by thinking)

Sense 3
realization, realisation -- (a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer)
       => musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music -- (a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements")

Sense 4
realization, realisation -- (a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained)
       => sale, cut-rate sale, sales event -- (an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale")

Sense 5
realization, realisation -- (the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer)
       => composing, composition -- (musical creation)

Sense 6
realization, realisation, fruition -- (something that is made real or concrete; "the victory was the realization of a whole year's work")
       => consummation -- (the act of bringing to completion or fruition)