realised
/ˈɹiəˌlaɪzd/
adjective
Common
1.adj.successfully completed or brought to an end
“his mission accomplished he took a vacation”
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realised and realized are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. realised means “successfully completed or brought to an end”. realized means “successfully completed or brought to an end”. realized is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈɹiəˌlaɪzd/
1.adj.successfully completed or brought to an end
“his mission accomplished he took a vacation”
/ˈɹiəˌlaɪzd/
| realised | realized | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹiəˌlaɪzd/ | /ˈɹiəˌlaɪzd/ |
| Said | REE-uh-lahyzd | REE-uh-lahyzd |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Letters | 8 | 8 |
| Parts of speech | adjective | adjective |
| Senses | 1 | 1 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | accomplished, completed, realized | accomplished, completed, realised |
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1.adj.successfully completed or brought to an end
“his mission accomplished he took a vacation”