Meanings
adjectiveunrealised (not comparable)
- UKalternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of unrealized.
[...] a reminder of how many factors, unknown to or unrealised by the passenger in the train, may be having their effect on its running. ("not realised" may have been better here)
1941 July, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 300
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishrealised
- Englishunrealised
Cite this entry
APA
unrealised. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrealised
MLA
“unrealised.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrealised. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unrealised,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrealised.
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