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 Securing public money for them raises issues over church-state separation but fulfills a longstanding goal for Christian conservatives, who lobbied for this funding. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 Ashley Gearhardt, who studies and treats food addiction at the University of Michigan, points out that social media fulfills our base need for socialization in the same way that ultraprocessed products fulfill our need for food. — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 Council members discussed how to balance the nonprofit’s need for a long-term agreement to attract donors with the city’s need to ensure the building remains in use and the organization fulfills its obligations. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 My heart is not in it, my kids are my life, my work supports us and fulfills me, along with hobbies. — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026 Telsey Advisory Group analyst Joe Feldman said an outside agent could create distance between Amazon and its shoppers, even if Amazon ultimately fulfills the order. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson agreed that whether or not Johnson fulfills his pledge to transparently outline the projection will prove critical. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 This fulfills a key demand for nearly 30 percent of consumers. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026 Zacha, who has 706 career games, has become a center who fulfills Sturm’s asks in multiple areas. — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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In an email, Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson Emily Hilliard said that every committee member satisfies the FDA’s ethics requirements.

— Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
In an email, HHS spokesperson Emily Hilliard wrote that every committee member satisfies the FDA’s ethics requirements.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of satisfies

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Artistically and emotionally, Fatherland accomplishes more in its 82-minute runtime than any two-hour-plus movie released this year.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
Seattle accomplishes this by masterfully disguising defensive assignments before the snap, which can force Mahomes to diagnose where to go with the football only after dropping back.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

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Despite the prevalent literary theme, the hotel keeps more glossy coffee table books than beach reads.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
The album’s experimental bent is also what keeps the music from slipping into parody or, even worse, po-faced sincerity.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of keeps

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This adds 280 miles (386 km) of WLTP range in 10 minutes and completes a 10-to-80% charge in 12 minutes.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Commercial operations will begin once STUK completes its pending pre-operational inspection on a date yet to be determined.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of completes

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The five-phase program will begin with initial criticality, the point at which a reactor achieves a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
The goal is to present relevant evidence clearly and consistently in a way that achieves the best possible outcome for the merchant.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of achieves

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The National Science Foundation award includes an initial $15 million over two years, with the possibility of up to $160 million over a decade if the partnership meets performance milestones.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026
Paladin meets Vision and Lisa in a street bazaar to prove Thomas is alive and demand Vision’s surrender.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of meets

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How can Christians, who both grieve and celebrate the sacrifice of Jesus, support a flawed justice system that inevitably executes innocents?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Some of the chip designs that the company executes, like those which animate an iPhone or a Mac, are inestimably precious trade secrets.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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