Basic Details
Word: Recognized
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Knew someone or something because you had seen or heard it before; also, officially accepted or praised. It is the past tense of recognize.
Synonyms: identified, spotted, acknowledged, admitted
Antonyms: forgot, ignored
How to Spell Recognized
Syllables: rec - og - nized
Tricky part: The list gives the -ize spelling, so keep the z here. The hard g in the middle is the letter most often left out.
Watch out for: reconized, recogonized, recognizd
Memory tip: Say it in three spoken chunks, rec - og - nized, and write each chunk as you say it. The og chunk carries the g people forget.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Nobody recognized the actor in his dark glasses at the railway station.
Example 2: The headmistress recognized Priya's hard work at the annual day.
Example 3: India recognized Bangladesh as an independent country in December 1971.
Fun Fact
Oxford University Press uses -ize endings such as recognize even in British English, a house style known as Oxford spelling.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:
rec_gn_zed
a) o, e
b) o, i
c) u, i
d) a, i
Show answer
b) o, i. Hear the og in the middle and the eye sound of -ize: o first, then i.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word recognized as used in the sentence:
The shopkeeper recognized me at once, though I had not visited his shop for years.
a) spotted
b) remembered
c) forgot
d) identified
Show answer
c) forgot. To recognize someone is to know them again; to forget them is the reverse.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning:
1. comittee 2. begining 3. occured 4. recognized
a) a group chosen to plan or decide
b) the start of something
c) happened
d) knew someone or something seen before
Show answer
d) knew someone or something seen before. Occurred, beginning and committee all need a double letter that is missing here.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In 'She recognized her mistake and said sorry', recognized means ____.
a) admitted
b) repeated
c) hid
d) created
Show answer
a) admitted
2. If you are recognized at a school function, you are ____.
a) praised in front of others
b) asked to leave early
c) told to stay quiet
d) given a seat at the back
Show answer
a) praised in front of others
