realises

Comes to understand

Realises is the British spelling of realizes, the third-person singular form of realize.

To realise is to become aware of something: She realises now that she was wrong.

It also means to make real or achieve: He finally realised his ambition of opening a restaurant.

The spelling with -ise is standard in British English, while American English uses -ize.

acknowledgment

accepts

Consents to receive

confesses · comes to terms with · faces · confronts · affirms · acknowledges · grants · allows · appreciates · confirms

comprehension

understands

Mentally grasps meaning

fathoms · recognizes · apprehends · sees · gets · appreciates · absorbs · interprets · conceives · intuits

epiphany

discovers

Finds something previously unknown

finds out · dawns on · hits upon · lightbulb moment · eye-opening · brainwave · flash of insight · sudden clarity

actualization

achieves

Succeeds in doing

brings about · executes · implements · completes · attains · materializes · effects · carries out · delivers · produces

Opposites
cognitive awareness

realisesignores

Refuses to acknowledge

overlooks · misses · misunderstands · disregards · denies

actualization/achievement

realisesfails

Does not succeed

abandons · forfeits · neglects · squanders · wastes

epistemic transition

realisesforgets

Loses from memory

unlearns · loses sight of · dismisses

Phrases
Family

realistic, realise, realist, realised, realising, realisation, realisable, unrealised, realisations

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