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How does the verb fulfill contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of fulfill are accomplish, achieve, discharge, effect, execute, and perform. While all these words mean "to carry out or into effect," fulfill implies a complete realization of ends or possibilities.

fulfilled their ambitions

Where would accomplish be a reasonable alternative to fulfill?

While the synonyms accomplish and fulfill are close in meaning, accomplish stresses the successful completion of a process rather than the means of carrying it out.

accomplished everything they set out to do

How do achieve and accomplish relate to one another, in the sense of fulfill?

Achieve adds to accomplish the implication of conquered difficulties.

achieve greatness

When could discharge be used to replace fulfill?

While in some cases nearly identical to fulfill, discharge implies execution and completion of appointed duties or tasks.

discharged his duties

How are the words effect and achieve related as synonyms of fulfill?

Effect adds to achieve an emphasis on the inherent force in the agent capable of surmounting obstacles.

effected sweeping reforms

When would execute be a good substitute for fulfill?

The meanings of execute and fulfill largely overlap; however, execute stresses the carrying out of what exists in plan or in intent.

executed the hit-and-run

When might perform be a better fit than fulfill?

In some situations, the words perform and fulfill are roughly equivalent. However, perform implies action that follows established patterns or procedures or fulfills agreed-upon requirements and often connotes special skill.

performed gymnastics

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fulfill Perhaps his master will fulfill the promises made. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025 As a reminder, analysts focus on orders to gauge demand, versus sales, which could be the result of fulfilling past orders. Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025 Gonzalez, the Kaseya executive, insists there is nothing to worry about whether Kaseya can fulfill its commitments to the county. Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025 His attorneys argue that half a century behind bars has already fulfilled the purpose of punishment and that his rehabilitation stands as proof of transformation. Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fulfill
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fulfill
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  • There’s something satisfying about the victim-less crime.
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  • What results, though, is a tonally erratic chore that might not satisfy either party.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This has been accomplished under interim coach Tommy Hinch (formerly the team's offensive coordinator), who took over after Andy Bartsch announced his resignation in early July.
    Cecil Joyce, Murfreesboro Daily News Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
  • This, to me, is the vastly more impressive feat that Showgirl has accomplished this week.
    Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Food banks, pantries brace for impact Charitable organizations and the federal food benefits program are part of the safety net working to catch vulnerable families struggling to make ends meet and living paycheck to paycheck.
    Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Trump travels to Tokyo on Monday to meet new Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi, and sorting out this confusion will no doubt be at the top of her agenda.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The display area matches the size of a human pupil and achieves a resolution beyond 25,000 pixels per inch (ppi), which is about 150 times denser than most smartphone screens.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Through several calculations of length, width, and depth, Manzur achieves these different sizes while guaranteeing that each basin can hold an equivalent volume of water.
    Mario Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These price adjustments are meant to keep deliveries moving smoothly during the high-volume months of November and December.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Or, keep scrolling to see other stylish toiletry bags available from Quince.
    Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
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  • During the formative phase of the infant American republic, when its survival was still problematic, iconic founders performed a valuable function as reliable sources of unquestioned wisdom, a veritable gallery of Delphic oracles available on demand.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Kevin previously performed the song solo for the first time at the band's Boston date in August.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One issue is that hypnosis has long been viewed as a form of entertainment, a stage show with a hypnotist and an audience, which can give viewers a sense that hypnosis is something done to you rather than a process that a person is led through.
    Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • There are a lot of very respectable academics that have done a lot of really amazing work in Black Studies and Africana Studies.
    Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Fulfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulfill. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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