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
Other Word Forms
- unfulfilling adjective
Etymology
Origin of unfulfilled
Example Sentences
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“If you wake up every morning a little bit unfulfilled, it is so common to think, ‘If only I had more money, then everything would be OK,’ because money is so quantifiable,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025
To this end, no one has possessed as much unfulfilled promise in carrying the Black celebrity activism torch as Kendrick Lamar.
From Salon • Oct. 18, 2025
Its pronouncement that “all men are created equal” was an idea that resounded around the world even as its promise remained unfulfilled at home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
"I returned to Nepal and I am studying at the moment. But Bipin's dreams remained unfulfilled."
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025
The footlights of the West End might remain a distant, unfulfilled dream forevermore.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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