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fulfills

verb , present tense third-person singular of fulfill
variants: or fulfils

Synonyms and Antonyms of fulfills

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

answers, completes, complies (with), fills, keeps, meets, redeems, satisfies
Words Related to fulfills

concludes, consummates, finalizes, finishes, perfects

accomplishes, achieves, brings about, brings off, carries out, effects

commits, compasses, discharges, executes, follows through (with), makes, performs
Phrases Synonymous with fulfills

abides by, makes good (or makes good on)
Near Antonyms of fulfills

defaults (on)

disregards, forgets, ignores, neglects, overlooks, overpasses, passes over, slights
Antonyms of fulfills

breaches, breaks, transgresses, violates
2 to carry through (as a process) to completion
  • you have fulfilled your duties most admirably
Synonyms of fulfills

accomplishes, achieves, brings off, carries off, carries out, commits, compasses, does, executes, follows through (with), makes, negotiates, performs, perpetrates, prosecutes, pulls off, puts through
Words Related to fulfills

brings about, effects, effectuates, implements

aces, nails

engages (in), practices (also practises)

works (at)

reduplicates, reenacts, repeats

actualizes, attains, realizes

completes, ends, finishes, winds up
Phrases Synonymous with fulfills

goes through
Near Antonyms of fulfills

fails

skimps, slights, slurs

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