unfulfillable
adjective
un·ful·fill·able
ˌən-fu̇(l)-ˈfi-lə-bəl 
also -fə(l)-
: incapable of being fulfilled : not possible to carry out or make real : unrealizable
unfulfillable campaign promises
unfulfillable dreams
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Across nearly every example, there's proof that the Pledge is unfulfilled, unfulfillable, and not our ticket to a fairer, better future.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Some scams claim to represent large merchants such as Amazon and tell recipients that their accounts have problems such as signs of suspicious purchases or unfulfillable orders.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2023
Trillions of dollars worth of demand have been diverted in unexpected directions, flooding unprepared suppliers with unfulfillable orders (and driving up prices).
—George Calhoun, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
For others, the need to demonstrate productivity, coupled with the absence of familiar modes of measurement, means that nothing seems to suffice, and work begins to saturate all areas of life with an insistent but unfulfillable demand.
—Hari Kunzru, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021
Most are of its own making, including unfulfillable public pension promises and a vast social safety net beyond the capacity of California’s workers to fund.
—Hank Adler, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2020
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Some scams claim to represent large merchants such as Amazon and tell recipients that their accounts have problems such as signs of suspicious purchases or unfulfillable orders.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2023
Trillions of dollars worth of demand have been diverted in unexpected directions, flooding unprepared suppliers with unfulfillable orders (and driving up prices).
—George Calhoun, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
For others, the need to demonstrate productivity, coupled with the absence of familiar modes of measurement, means that nothing seems to suffice, and work begins to saturate all areas of life with an insistent but unfulfillable demand.
—Hari Kunzru, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021
Most are of its own making, including unfulfillable public pension promises and a vast social safety net beyond the capacity of California’s workers to fund.
—Hank Adler, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2020
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“Unfulfillable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfulfillable. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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