FULFILMENT Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

fulfillment

noun

fu̇(l)-ˈfil-mənt

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Definition of fulfillment

as in execution

the doing of an action her commendably prompt fulfillment of any assignment given her

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as in realization

the state of being actual or complete he saw the entire project through, from initial idea to final fulfillment

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Recent Examples of fulfillment Every single individual has the capacity to live their mission and attain fulfillment for themselves and for the rest of the world. — Meir Moscowitz, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026 Amazon says the fulfillment center will support customers throughout a much larger region. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 Follow your heart and prioritize what brings you joy and a deeper sense of fulfillment. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Approximately 1,500 associates are expected to be employed at the fulfillment center. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fulfillment

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Noun

And post-race Hamilton again noted how Ferrari’s teamwork execution wasn’t handled well — on Saturday or Sunday.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Reducing those delays could allow more accelerators to function as one execution environment.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of execution

Noun

The song was born of the realization that, as a professional entertainer and family breadwinner from the age of 9 — born to loving but woefully unprepared teen parents — Becky stepped in as head of the household.

— Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
In his mind, the shift towards that realization was noticeably dramatic.

— Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of realization

Noun

EuroHPC is overseeing the implementation of 19 AI Factories and 13 AI Factory Antennas across Europe, while also developing a European quantum-computing infrastructure that will integrate quantum technologies with conventional supercomputers.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Among the components in the legislation are funding for mobile crisis teams, the implementation of a suicide prevention awareness campaign and a requirement for all health insurance plans to cover crisis services.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of implementation

Noun

Still, with all the aforementioned accomplishments, and decades later, Steinem said that her naysayers used her bunny work in an attempt to discredit her.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
To Morrison, as well as to the filmmakers, this awful backstory makes something cathartic of his accomplishment.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of accomplishment

Noun

What happens when the response to the horror of 9/11 becomes an arena for perpetration of further crimes, rather than the healing of wounds already inflicted?

— Christopher Coffman, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026
Pipkins is charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder in perpetration of a kidnapping.

— KC Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025

Definition of perpetration

Noun

The completion of the Dolphin AIP programme therefore represents a considerable engineering achievement for TKMS, according to the company.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
The Cinecon Legacy Award is an honor given by the Cinecon Classic Film Festival to entertainment professionals for their lifetime achievements and contributions to the motion picture and entertainment industries.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of achievement

Noun

The Pyramid Club, a site famous for its drag performances in the 1980s and ’90s, permanently shuttered in 2022, and the site currently houses a café and rock club.

— David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
For me, the most important aspects of this game for the Vikings are the performances of the offensive and defensive lines.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of performance

Noun

Even with their reluctance to run, the Tigers rank last with a 69 percent success rate on steals.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
But, Pace says, those successes also should raise questions among policymakers about whether and why a civil government agency such as NASA needs to operate launch sites in the first place.

— Elizabeth Howell, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026

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