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 The company is expanding its operations by bringing inspection, reconditioning and fulfillment work to its 50-acre wholesale auction facility in the Steele Creek area. — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026 Citi downgraded Boston Scientific to hold from buy, saying a late August cybersecurity attack that disrupted manufacturing, order fulfillment and shipping will have hangover effects. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 But high above the world, empire, rank and aspiration fall away, leaving two outsiders bound by mutual respect and trust — and for Tenzing, the fulfillment of both a lifelong dream and a spiritual calling. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026 Operations workers at Amazon handle logistics, transportation and other work at its fulfillment centers. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fulfillment

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Noun

Pat McGrath Labs returns as the Official Backstage Makeup Brand of Vogue World, with Dame Pat McGrath leading makeup design and execution.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
McVay finally confessed to that after beating the New York Giants in a game his team showed much more energy and better execution.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of execution

Noun

Some bands with a four-decade career would be disappointed by the turnout, or by the realization that many fans not wearing Maiden shirts are dressed in Megadeth merch.

— Jon Wiederhorn, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Other key findings include the realization that a consumer’s mindset predicts loyalty better than demographics.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of realization

Noun

The transitional period and implementation of a 2018 peace agreement, which ended a deadly civil war, has been extended several times.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
The firms’ implementation were proprietary, but many of the underlying signals were not as different as investors assumed.

— Mamadou-Abou Sarr, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of implementation

Noun

There will be recruiting battles and NIL headaches and portal defections and angry message boards and all the other insanity that comes with coaching at a place where fans consider 9-3 an average record rather than an accomplishment.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Maine West officials sought a way to celebrate Dugalic’s accomplishments in person after she was drafted, according to Brett Clark, a District 207 spokesperson.

— Russell Lissau, Chicago Tribune, 19 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

Sign up for our weekly newsletter Proof Positive Two weeks ago OpenAI claimed a solution to one of the biggest open problems in math—the Navier-Stokes problem—an achievement worth a $1-million prize from the Clay Mathematics Institute.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2026
Many experts note that the gender gap in academic achievement can be addressed, as shown by the fact that girls have caught up in math with boys in recent years.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of achievement

Noun

Beck was an art piece, a Happening, a mobile performance installation made by the tireless work of a small coterie of people, including Leigh.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
And with lead performances like Mays’ and Hamilton’s, the production is — sorry to do this here — worth your visit.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of performance

Noun

The movie was accepted at the 2010 South by Southwest film festival and became an instant success, winning the Grand Jury Prize.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
College Football instills a lot of loyalty and support in people for their alma mater through the thick and thin of the program’s success.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

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