realising

Grasping the truth

Realising is the British spelling of realizing—becoming aware of something, or making something real.

You realise a truth when it dawns on you: I'm only now realising how much I missed.

You realise an ambition when you achieve it.

In finance, to realise assets is to convert them to cash.

comprehending

understanding

Mental comprehension of something

apprehending · recognising · fathoming · appreciating · registering · absorbing · processing · taking in · making sense · getting

awakening

awareness

State of perceiving reality

aha · breakthrough · enlightenment · insight · clarity · dawning · satori · illumination · flash · discovery

actualising

manifesting

Making evident or visible

attaining · bringing about · materialising · effecting · executing · implementing · completing · producing · enacting · concretising

Opposites
awareness/cognition

realisingignoring

Deliberately not noticing

overlooking · missing · disregarding · misunderstanding · forgetting

achievement/actualization

realisingfailing

Flaw in one's nature

unrealised · abandoning · neglecting · squandering · forfeiting

authenticity/genuineness

realisingfabricating

Manufacturing falsely

faking · falsifying · counterfeiting · feigning · pretending

Family

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