unfulfilled

Definition of unfulfillednext

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Recent Examples of unfulfilled 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 The unfulfilled payments promise has provided another knock to morale inside xAI, which has been through layoffs and several management changes since the start of the year. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfulfilled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfulfilled
Adjective
  • Dozens of families who survived a fire at a condominium complex in North Attleboro, Massachusetts are frustrated they still haven't been allowed to see their homes three weeks after the fire.
    Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • Jacob Rodriguez was so frustrated by his inability to pull down a pass from a coach during a drill designed to sharpen the linebacker unit’s instincts and hands, the rookie spiked the ball on the turf after bobbling it.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Adjective
  • Rocky sounds less entertained than disappointed.
    Jeff Ihaza, VIBE.com, 2 June 2026
  • The event was so controlled that security blocked our phone cameras to stop unauthorized pictures of the 550,000-euro EV, which so disappointed investors that the company's stock fell 8% the next day.
    Charlotte Reed, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Adjective
  • And even the most disillusioned, above-it-all people feel different when the jokes are on them.
    Donie O'Sullivan, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
  • 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 (Magnussen) strives to turn insight and influence into profit and power.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 June 2026
Adjective
  • Trump has repeatedly lashed out at Carlson — and other right-wing influencers — in recent months who have become disenchanted with the president.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Dartmouth professor Jeff Friedman noted that younger voters grew up with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, conflicts that the public became disenchanted with.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Throughout his campaign, Pratt has emphasized issues such as homelessness, public safety, wildfire response and government spending, positioning himself as a political outsider challenging the status quo in Los Angeles and drawing support from frustrated voters dissatisfied with current leadership.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
  • More and more, dissatisfied voters are turning to extremes.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 26 May 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
  • Here, Jay seemed aggrieved, almost overly intense, demonstrative with his body language and vocal inflection.
    Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2026
  • Advertisement Regardless of the facts, each side views itself as the aggrieved party and the other as the aggressor, sees the stakes as too high to step back unilaterally, and treats restraint as surrender.
    Bruce Sibley, Time, 29 May 2026
Adjective
  • Similar movements led by disgruntled youth on social media in Nepal, Bangladesh, and, more recently, Indonesia have disrupted economic activity and threatened political stability.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 June 2026
  • Public opinion has softened on the matter, and show creator Larry David even came out years later and offered a mea culpa to the disgruntled fanbase.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026

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“Unfulfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfulfilled. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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