MATERIALIZED Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

materialized

verb

past tense of materialize

as in began

to come into existence the business speculator promised profits that never seemed to materialize

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as in appeared

to come into view the train station materialized through the fog

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as in surfaced

to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly an unforeseen problem with this project seems to have materialized

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as in embodied

to represent in visible form a statue of a grieving woman that seems to materialize the very concept of grief

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disembodied

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Recent Examples of materialized Velvet stood at 35th and Davidson holding the canvas for about two hours before the Gold Lexus materialized. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2026 And while several Asian countries imposed emergency measures to conserve fuel, a lengthy and catastrophic shortage never materialized. — Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 In the roughly six months since then, 18 service members have died, a memorandum of understanding has materialized and fallen apart, and the price of oil and gas has risen worldwide. — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Trump happily accepted the endorsement, which Cox made public at a press conference several days later—but Trump the Great Unifier never materialized. — Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026 One of those beats came from a session Dilla and D’Angelo did about 20 years ago that never materialized into a proper project. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026 That never materialized, as injuries limited him to nine games and mostly special teams work. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 What materialized out of that avoidance tactic was the best-selling 12-inch single in history. — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026 Its grand plans for the bases never fully materialized, especially after the Ukraine invasion and Assad's ouster. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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The Procession of Lights on Wednesday began at the People’s Salvation Cathedral, known as the National Cathedral, which is the world’s largest Christian Orthodox church.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Kansas City Royals left-hander Noah Cameron began calling his own pitches on July 24 against the Detroit Tigers.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

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The fourth-year pro with blazing speed had an impressive training camp and appeared to be one of the team’s main kick returners.

— Josh Kendall, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
During Copenhagen Fashion Week, the monochrome palette appeared on nearly every showgoer—a stark contrast to the week’s historically maximalist approach.

— Laura Jackson, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of appeared

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Galliano was fired by Christian Dior in 2011 after video footage surfaced showing the designer, who was inebriated, making antisemitic remarks in a Paris bar, La Perle.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
The claim that Islam doesn’t really count as a religion surfaced early and explicitly in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

— Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of surfaced

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Jia found that many of the current chatbots did not include features that embodied human values including trust, well-being and calmness.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
China’s focus on humanoid robots and embodied AI still faces obstacles.

— Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of embodied

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Miami doesn’t play either team this season, but with the way the conference’s standings unfolded last season, every game has a chance to impact who makes it to Charlotte, North Carolina, for the conference title game in December.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
The war has unfolded in fits and starts, with bursts of overwhelming American firepower repeatedly giving way to promises that diplomacy might bring it to an end.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of unfolded

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Executives expressed interest in the opportunity but there was also a measure of caution given their past experience in the country.

— Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Her team expressed appreciation for the support and is open to continuing the conversation, according to a joint announcement from the governor and the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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