self-fulfilling

adjective

self-ful·​fill·​ing ˌself-fu̇l-ˈfi-liŋ 

1

: becoming real or true by virtue of having been predicted or expected

a self-fulfilling prophecy

2

: marked by or achieving self-fulfillment

Examples of self-fulfilling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This creates a self-fulfilling scenario where skepticism about nuclear makes SMR projects less competitive against renewables. —Anna Heim, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025

But at least some of that conflict comes from false assumptions, and some of it comes from turning their preconceptions into self-fulfilling prophecies. —Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025

What’s more, Walmart has enabled a tool that allows self-fulfilling sellers to update delivery date promises automatically based on the region the consumer ordering their product lives in. —Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025

Scientific experiments can become self-fulfilling prophecies. —Sara Giordano, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for self-fulfilling

• backfilling
• distilling
• fulfilling
• infilling
• instilling
• refilling
• sawmilling
• unwilling
• billing
• chilling
• drilling
• filling