fulfilled

adjective

ful·​filled fu̇(l)-ˈfild 

 also  fə(l)-

1

: feeling happiness and satisfaction

… giving truly did make him feel happy and fulfilled.

—Sam Kean

: feeling that one's abilities and talents are being fully used

felt fulfilled as an actor

2

: providing happiness and satisfaction

living a more fulfilled life

Examples of fulfilled in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On social media, there’s a certain kind of influencer who specializes in attracting lonely, unhappy people by brandishing mantras and principles that will allegedly lead them to more fulfilled and successful lives. —Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 23 June 2025

The 2023 Global Culture Report supports this notion, finding that highly fulfilled employees stayed three years longer at their organizations compared to their counterparts who expressed feelings of unfulfillment. —Topsie Vandenbosch, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025

The fulfilled mother of three posted a carousel of photos on Instagram and showered her son with words of praise. —Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 23 May 2025

Notably, these benefits can accrue to everyone, making many people more engaged, productive and fulfilled, and producing more competitive companies. —John Gallucci Jr, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for fulfilled

• redistilled
• semiskilled
• unfulfilled
• backfilled
• distilled
• infilled
• instilled
• rebuild
• refilled
• unfilled
• unskilled
• untilled