unfulfilled

Definition of unfulfillednext

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Recent Examples of unfulfilled Until the number of hungry children in Florida is zero, our promise remains unfulfilled. Sky Beard, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026 With a parliamentary minority and little administrative experience among its team, much of his ambitious plan for change remained unfulfilled. Roberto Andrés, The Dial, 28 May 2026 Center back Ryan Porteous set up Son with a great look before halftime that went unfulfilled. Josh Gross, Daily News, 25 May 2026 The film follows Andie (Goldstein), a perfectionist wedding planner in her mid-30s and new mother, who has meticulously crafted her life but still feels unfulfilled. Ed Meza, Variety, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfulfilled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfulfilled
Adjective
  • The crowd in Guadalajara grew frustrated and began booing the Mexican national team’s performance at the end of the first half.
    Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • Experts’ pessimistic forecasts are combining with reports from frustrated jobless young people around the country to form a seasonal outlook far from bathed in sunshine.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 June 2026
Adjective
  • The crowd erupted into cheers after each goal, with disappointed sighs following the two that were overturned.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
  • Were the children subjected to the marshmallow test allowed to pursue such gratifying delights, or would merely touching the treats have demonstrated their surrender to short-termism, causing the psychologist who gazed at them through a peephole to return, disappointed?
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
Adjective
  • In a world of jaded billionaires, psychiatrist-gurus, bio-hacked tech bros, AI labs and disillusioned teens being optimized in elite private schools, an audacious data-mining CEO (Billy Magnussen) strives to turn insight and influence into profit and power.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 June 2026
  • Kevan Harris, an associate professor of sociology at UCLA who has studied the Iranian diaspora, said some of the ardently monarchist Iranians became disillusioned and demobilized when the war’s initial objective of regime change failed.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
Adjective
  • But according to the Daily Mail, the overall situation left him disenchanted.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2026
  • But according to the Daily Mail, the overall situation left him disenchanted.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • After being dissatisfied with the response from Verizon support, Collery made the Reddit post and later reached out to Ars.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
  • Their presence may deliver a domestic propaganda victory to Putin, experts say, as Russians become dissatisfied with the cost of the war in Ukraine.
    Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 7 June 2026
Adjective
  • Fortunately the wig has had a second outing with Fouracres donning it again in Episode 7, when his parody Attenborough turned up to wrestle a discontented rhino during Weekend Update.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • Serious or not, secession — or independence, as some prefer to call it — has long been the dream of dissenters, of the discontented and those who feel put upon or politically unrepresented.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • When early goals by both teams were denied by offside calls, the aggrieved fans jeered and whistled — the equivalent of Chiefs fans booing pass interference against their guy.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
  • When the ball went in the hole, the boos continued, and Clark jokingly touched the brim of his cap and saluted the aggrieved Canadian crowd.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Adjective
  • Some All-Stars have become disgruntled for far less.
    Jay King, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • De Borbon dismisses the accusations as coming from a small group of disgruntled owners.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026

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“Unfulfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfulfilled. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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