unrealized

alternative unrealised

1. not comparableNot realized; possible to obtain or achieve, yet not obtained or achieved.

   The architect's unrealized dream was to design the tallest building in the world.

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   Some women in our group have gone through or are now facing custody battles. For others, it is a constant but as yet unrealized threat.

   1980 April 12, Gia Berkman, “The Right to Be a Parent”, in Gay Community News, page 12

2. not comparablebusinessNot yet realized in cash; hypothetical.

   unrealized capital gains

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   That amendment, ratified in 1913, explicitly empowers Congress to tax incomes. But the Moores argue that unrealized gains aren’t income at all.

   2023 December 4, Conor Clarke, “The Supreme Court Takes On Yet Another Made-Up Controversy”, in The Atlantic