unfulfilled
Americanadjective
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not carried out or done.
many unfulfilled requests.
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not yet achieved.
his unfulfilled dreams.
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not happy or satisfied, from not having achieved one’s desires or full potential.
I was feeling unfulfilled in my job.
adjective
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not completed or achieved
unfulfilled ambitions
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not having achieved one's potential or desires
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That point harks back to a similar, unfulfilled promise by his father.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
That point harks back to a similar, unfulfilled promise by his father, who instead oversaw soaring deforestation rates.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
After a series of career successes—such as launching a network of charter schools in Mississippi and Tennessee—he found himself, in his mid-30s, out of shape and unfulfilled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
"In a real sense America is essentially a dream - a dream yet unfulfilled," he said in a 1960 address in North Carolina.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
My brother never seemed bored, and that only further angered me at the fact that I was most of the time unsettled and unfulfilled in everything I did.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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