FULFILLS Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

fulfills

verb

variants or fulfils

present tense third-person singular of fulfill

as in satisfies

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 accomplishes

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

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Recent Examples of fulfills With Blue in the Face, Koy fulfills a two-special Netflix deal inked in 2023. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026 In the town of Paradise, Montana, a historic hot springs resort quietly fulfills the promise of the town’s idyllic name. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2026 Yet the former queen, now pregnant with a son, Maelor, fell into a deep despair in Rhaenyra’s captivity, a potential hostage in the Red Keep to draw out Aegon and ensure Alicent fulfills her mission. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026 One of their latest launches, the Biodance Eye Patches in Vita Niacinamide, fulfills that mission by bringing the brand’s hydrogel technology into a format that’s truly optimized for the delicate eye area. — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Petite and portable, the South Seas Rattan Side Cart fulfills the desire for a bedside table that’s slightly out of the ordinary. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026 If Young fulfills the Wizards’ expectations, the criticisms of his new contract will begin to fade. — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 11 July 2026 As celebrity stylist Ron Jefferies previously told InStyle, a simple cotton top fulfills two packing requirements. — Abby Moore, InStyle, 24 June 2026 Likewise, Svelta considers that the research process fulfills an important function. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026

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The models are deliberately tuned to favor the shortest, computationally cheapest response that satisfies the bare minimum requirements of a query.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
The kind of dessert that satisfies your craving, but doesn’t taste too sickly sweet.

— George Yang, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of satisfies

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But in following his friend and fellow war journalist, the titular Osama Al-Ashi, over a single year from the birth of his son in mid-2024 to his first birthday, Hassouna accomplishes something not many filmmakers set out to.

— Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
If grilling, closing the grill for the final minutes accomplishes the same result.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of accomplishes

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Would the Pistons exercise that right, if only to remove some of the pressure that keeps rising as that ominous October date nears?

— Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
This attempt by Israel to muzzle hope and stifle joy keeps repeating itself in all aspects of Palestinian life.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of keeps

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The idea is less about decorative spectacle than about how a home performs after someone moves in.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Run small validation campaigns across separate audiences before increasing budget, compare results with your own sales data and investigate any source that performs unusually well without a clear reason.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of performs

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More of them could soon manifest — especially if Carlos Correa completes his unexpected comeback from left ankle surgery.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Mercury is about 36 million miles (58 million kilometers) from the sun on average, and completes one orbit around our star every 88 days, according to NASA.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of completes

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Meanwhile, the Bank of England, which meets shortly after the Fed, is widely expected by markets to hold rates unchanged.

— , CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
The changes are part of a broader effort by local agencies to keep pace with growth north of Eagle and improve emergency response in an area where suburban development increasingly meets the Foothills, Lewis said.

— Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of meets

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But for anyone disturbed by the way To Catch a Predator executes its faux-law enforcement busts, the movie risks becoming viscerally unpleasant.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
When disruption arrives, the team executes a plan rather than reacting with uncertainty.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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