FULFILLED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

fulfilled

verb

Definition of fulfilled

past tense of fulfill

as in satisfied

to do what is required by the terms of the football player must remain with the team one more year to fulfill his contract

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as in accomplished

to carry through (as a process) to completion you have fulfilled your duties most admirably

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Recent Examples of fulfilled Errors also resulted from deliveries that had multiple pickup or drop-off locations or were only partially fulfilled, according to the company. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026 The Courant asked to interview Santiago and Braswell, but our request was not fulfilled in time for this article. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026 The former security chief fulfilled Beijing’s long-standing imperative to enact a homegrown national security law in 2024. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 The Mexican-American musician turned 51, and fulfilled his lifelong dream of performing at the country’s main public square, the Zócalo, during the Mexican Independence Day festivities. — Natalia Cano, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026 Or maybe Sheriff Kane fulfilled her debt to Zoe not by rallying the town around her in 2016, but by killing her target in 2026? — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026 Men and boys fulfilled traditional roles around a large circular drum, beating it rhythmically. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 Eventually, but not before a huge public outcry, the duo were brought in line, and 'GC Kuss', as the flurry of internet memes referred to him, was fulfilled. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 New York's congressional delegation insisted 9/11 victim compensation be worked out before the airlines get their wishes fulfilled. — Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 2026

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Jil Sander was a perfect distillation of itself and satisfied a modernist appetite.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
The Jets tried to trade him during the summer, but were never able to get the deal that satisfied Kevin Cheveldayoff.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of satisfied

Verb

With that accomplished, an RPO satellite can do any number of things, including inspecting the target, shielding it from attacks, jamming its communications or blocking its optics.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
Local 884 previously struggled with its business operations due to its size and most of its work being accomplished by volunteers, according to Local 44 business agent Tobey Bays.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of accomplished

Verb

In addition, only officers who have completed one of five specific agency training courses can conduct vehicle stops.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
These ballots will be processed and counted once the county elections office has completed the voter registration verification process.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of completed

Verb

While spacecraft-to-spacecraft cryogenic refuelling is yet to be achieved, the ability to refuel storable chemical propellant is still a game-changer.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Mid-round, golfers head to the Halfway House for burger dogs and fish tacos, and the Links Margarita has apparently achieved something close to cult status among regulars.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of achieved

Verb

The third, Surrender, is a massage performed in water, in which the buoyancy and warmth allow the body to completely relax and let go.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
Risks vary with gestational age, a patient's medical history, the procedure performed and the circumstances of the pregnancy.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of performed

Verb

In mid-September, a grand jury met over five days to decide whether there was probable cause of criminal wrongdoing in connection with Wells’s death.

— Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
Allison has met Xi and visited China multiple times, including in June 2026 for a World Economic Forum event.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of met

Verb

For example, SpaceX has made three successful catches of Super Heavy back at SpaceX’s Starbase, Texas, launch facility, and has executed a handful of Raptor 3 single-engine relights on Ship while in space.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
Cleaning up three years of contracts matters less than ensuring next month’s contracts land in the right place, signed, on the day they are executed.

— Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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