Unrealized
adjective
Not made real or actual; not resulting in concrete action or effect.
His unrealized dreams of becoming a doctor made him unhappy.
Often appears as...
- unrealized potential
- unrealized dreams
adjective
Not recognized or acknowledged.
The unrealized genius of his time, his work was appreciated only after his death.
Often appears as...
- unrealized genius
- unrealized talents
adjective
In terms of finance, refers to profit or loss which has been made but not yet realized through a transaction.
The company has unrealized gains from its investment in the stock market.
Often appears as...
- unrealized gains
- unrealized losses
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Formal
Technical
adjective
Not made real or actual; not resulting in concrete action or effect.
His unrealized dreams of becoming a doctor made him unhappy.
Often appears as...
- unrealized potential
- unrealized dreams
adjective
Not recognized or acknowledged.
The unrealized genius of his time, his work was appreciated only after his death.
Often appears as...
- unrealized genius
- unrealized talents
adjective
In terms of finance, refers to profit or loss which has been made but not yet realized through a transaction.
The company has unrealized gains from its investment in the stock market.
Often appears as...
- unrealized gains
- unrealized losses
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
Conveys a sense of disappointment or unfulfilled desires linked to personal aspirations or goals.
Her unrealized ambition to travel the world added a touch of sadness to her life.
Pro Tip 2/3Conversation Starter
Used when discussing one's aspirations or reflecting on missed opportunities.
I always talk about my unrealized dream of starting my own business.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Immediate
Implies that there is still possibility for a dream or potential to be realized in the future.
She has unrealized potential in mathematics, which may blossom later.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
Conveys a sense of disappointment or unfulfilled desires linked to personal aspirations or goals.
Her unrealized ambition to travel the world added a touch of sadness to her life.
Pro Tip 2/3Conversation Starter
Used when discussing one's aspirations or reflecting on missed opportunities.
I always talk about my unrealized dream of starting my own business.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Immediate
Implies that there is still possibility for a dream or potential to be realized in the future.
She has unrealized potential in mathematics, which may blossom later.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
Conveys a sense of disappointment or unfulfilled desires linked to personal aspirations or goals.
Her unrealized ambition to travel the world added a touch of sadness to her life.
Pro Tip 2/3Conversation Starter
Used when discussing one's aspirations or reflecting on missed opportunities.
I always talk about my unrealized dream of starting my own business.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Immediate
Implies that there is still possibility for a dream or potential to be realized in the future.
She has unrealized potential in mathematics, which may blossom later.
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The dark history of the...
When she died in 1917, these dreams were unrealized. A member of the group that forced Queen Lili’uokalani out of office once declared, “If we are ever to have peace and annexation the first thing to do is obliterate the past.” They failed at this goal.
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Isaac Lidsky: What...
What reality are you creating for yourself? In your career and personal life, in your relationships, and in your heart and soul, your backwards-swimming fish do you great harm. They exact a toll in missed opportunities and unrealized potential,
Video examples
The dark history of the...
When she died in 1917, these dreams were unrealized. A member of the group that forced Queen Lili’uokalani out of office once declared, “If we are ever to have peace and annexation the first thing to do is obliterate the past.” They failed at this goal.
Video examples
Isaac Lidsky: What...
What reality are you creating for yourself? In your career and personal life, in your relationships, and in your heart and soul, your backwards-swimming fish do you great harm. They exact a toll in missed opportunities and unrealized potential,
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Elvis Mitchell
American Critic
When Bruce Lee gets his cameo in 'The Green Hornet' - as one of the drawings in Kato's notebook - it clarifies what the film is: an unrealized sketch. A sketch can afford to allude to a point of view. Moviemakers need to show their point of view, something this shrug of a movie never gets around to doing.
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Ban Ki-moon
South Korean Leader
Women hold up more than half the sky and represent much of the world's unrealized potential. They are the educators. They raise the children. They hold families together and increasingly drive economies. They are natural leaders. We need their full engagement... in government, business and civil society.
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Gerard Depardieu
French Actor
My unrealized ambition is to tend my vines, produce wine, and work like an artisan. I dream of rediscovering the old traditions and customs of wine growing, not necessarily to deny the technology which we have today, but to harness it and work in harmony with nature.
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Edward Conard
American Businessman
When I look around, I see a world of unrealized opportunities for improvements, an abundance of talented people able to take the risks necessary to make improvements, but a shortage of people and investors willing to take those risks.
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Christine Ebersole
American Actress
Sometimes I think my past life was unrealized. I met a tragic end - it might have been a car over a cliff. But it's true, I came from another time and place, and landed in Paris Hilton's backyard.
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Richard Thaler
American Economist
The wealth in many large estates has never been taxed because it is largely in the form of unrealized - therefore untaxed - capital gains.
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A. R. Ammons
American Poet
A poem generated by its own laws may be unrealized and bad in terms of so-called objective principles of taste, judgement, deduction.
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Donna Reed
American Actress
What we look for in the school is unrealized potential.
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Elvis Mitchell
American Critic
When Bruce Lee gets his cameo in 'The Green Hornet' - as one of the drawings in Kato's notebook - it clarifies what the film is: an unrealized sketch. A sketch can afford to allude to a point of view. Moviemakers need to show their point of view, something this shrug of a movie never gets around to doing.
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Ban Ki-moon
South Korean Leader
Women hold up more than half the sky and represent much of the world's unrealized potential. They are the educators. They raise the children. They hold families together and increasingly drive economies. They are natural leaders. We need their full engagement... in government, business and civil society.
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Gerard Depardieu
French Actor
My unrealized ambition is to tend my vines, produce wine, and work like an artisan. I dream of rediscovering the old traditions and customs of wine growing, not necessarily to deny the technology which we have today, but to harness it and work in harmony with nature.
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Edward Conard
American Businessman
When I look around, I see a world of unrealized opportunities for improvements, an abundance of talented people able to take the risks necessary to make improvements, but a shortage of people and investors willing to take those risks.
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Christine Ebersole
American Actress
Sometimes I think my past life was unrealized. I met a tragic end - it might have been a car over a cliff. But it's true, I came from another time and place, and landed in Paris Hilton's backyard.
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Richard Thaler
American Economist
The wealth in many large estates has never been taxed because it is largely in the form of unrealized - therefore untaxed - capital gains.
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A. R. Ammons
American Poet
A poem generated by its own laws may be unrealized and bad in terms of so-called objective principles of taste, judgement, deduction.
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Donna Reed
American Actress
What we look for in the school is unrealized potential.
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