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 With Amazon proposing a massive fulfillment center, the Hopkins-Allen mill eyed for a 172-unit apartment conversion and several other potential developments in the pipeline, Norwich Mayor Swarnjit Singh is pressing for more. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 In fact, many of you are in a new job or feeling fulfilment from your work, which is a wonderful thing. — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2026 Attraction is the point—the promise of fulfillment, rather than its depiction, is the reward. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026 Answering that question requires integrating customer service with sales, finance, fulfillment, marketing, and other adjacent functions. — Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fulfillment

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Noun

At night, Axira leads a secret operation, smuggling the ruler’s Heartfillers — until one mistake results in her execution date, per the book’s synopsis.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Despite the jury recommending life without parole, the judge went against their wishes and imposed a state execution.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of execution

Noun

Cantu’s wife, who heard her husband, then exits the home and comes to the horrid realization that her husband is dead or dying on the front yard.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
That realization led to the Prebys Foundation’s Healing Through Arts and Nature initiative that connects the community with experiences in arts, culture, and nature.

— Grant Oliphant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of realization

Noun

The current implementation also takes about 69 seconds to run on an AMD Ryzen 7 7700X processor, leaving substantial scope for optimization.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
The implementation of these checks and balances can be seen as tactical and their uses have evolved over time in ways the Founders might not have envisioned.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of implementation

Noun

Those accomplishments, though, weren’t fresh in mind when Devers stepped into the batter’s box for the first time Friday.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Yet Anderson said Rasmussen eventually received the respect such an accomplishment deserved.

— Nicole Kraft, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 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

They may be based on financial need, academic achievement, athletics, talents, interests or your field of study.

— Amy DeYoung, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
During his career, Malo received a host of awards, including the Air Canada Award from the Canadian Academy of Film and Television in 1994 and a lifetime achievement Jutra prize in 2011 for his contributions to the Quebec film industry.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of achievement

Noun

Webb mentioned his poor performance in Boston in 2024, allowing four runs on nine hits over 3 2/3 innings.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
The following year, there were six clubs whose goalkeeping performance was below that level, dominated by Nottingham Forest, who used Matt Turner and Matz Sels at different stages in the season.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of performance

Noun

And for all the Padres’ successes under private equity wizard Peter Seidler, his biggest bet went bust, the ‘23 Padres missing the playoffs despite his approving MLB’s third-highest payroll.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
The victory snapped a streak that had beguiled the second-year franchise even in the midst of an unprecedented level of success for an expansion team in the WNBA.

— Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

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