UNFULFILLED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

unfulfilled

adjective

Definition of unfulfilled

as in frustrated

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Recent Examples of unfulfilled There has been an outpouring of grief in Kern County and at Sacramento State of a life of promise unfulfilled. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026 Help other people into another chapter of their lives, their own wounds and unfulfilled dreams begin to surface. — John Hopewell, Variety, 7 July 2026 For instance, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been politically weakened by the Iran war’s major objectives going unfulfilled. — Will Weissert, Fortune, 2 July 2026 Correspondent Martha Teichner looks at the long road of the ERA, and talks with three generations of women for whom equal rights under the Constitution remains an unfulfilled goal. — David Morgan, CBS News, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfulfilled

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Adjective

Giulio, a dissatisfied 16-year-old, drifts through life with no enthusiasm for his education or his future, much to his family’s dismay (particularly his endlessly frustrated mother, brilliantly played by Monica Bellucci).

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Giulio a dissatisfied 16-year-old, drifts through life with no enthusiasm for his education or his future, much to his family’s dismay (particularly his endlessly frustrated mother, brilliantly played by Monica Bellucci).

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of frustrated

Adjective

As a four-time individual nominee and two-time finalist for the Hall, Washington has been left disappointed before.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Not surprised by the results of this study, the authors were a little disappointed that there was no benefit in terms of quality of life of stopping statins, Bonnet said.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of disappointed

Adjective

Six months later, a disillusioned Stapleton resigned, claiming she had been demoted during the most recent restructuring as retaliation for helping to spearhead the walkout.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
Set in Georgia in the 1970s, the book focuses on Velma Henry, a disillusioned civil rights activist.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

Definition of disillusioned

Adjective

El-Sayed will have to get not only a majority of Democratic votes, but a fair share of independent voters and some disenchanted Republicans, McCuan said.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Price is an Austin, Texas, mother who grew disenchanted with public schools and joined forces with Liemandt to open Alpha School.

— Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Definition of disenchanted

Adjective

Giulio, a dissatisfied 16-year-old, drifts through life with no enthusiasm for his education or his future, much to his family’s dismay (particularly his endlessly frustrated mother, brilliantly played by Monica Bellucci).

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Giulio a dissatisfied 16-year-old, drifts through life with no enthusiasm for his education or his future, much to his family’s dismay (particularly his endlessly frustrated mother, brilliantly played by Monica Bellucci).

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of dissatisfied

Adjective

Ulf the White growing increasingly discontented with Rhaenyra’s demands.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
The rookie southpaw’s effervescent, larger-than-life personality also provided a struggling, discontented Red Sox with an immediate and much-needed infusion of joy and humor.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 July 2026

Definition of discontented

Adjective

Schiltz added that any aggrieved teacher can file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

— Riley Moser, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
In a later conversation in that same episode, the women’s roles are switched — Rhaenyra is no longer the impatient interrogator but an aggrieved ruler who has no idea how to govern; Alicent is the soothing confidant offering wisdom to welcome ears.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of aggrieved

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