unfulfilled
not carried out or done: many unfulfilled requests.
not yet achieved: his unfulfilled dreams.
not happy or satisfied, from not having achieved one’s desires or full potential: I was feeling unfulfilled in my job.
Origin of unfulfilled
1Other words from unfulfilled
- un·ful·fill·ing, adjective
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How to use unfulfilled in a sentence
All laboratory attempts to directly detect dark matter — seen only indirectly by the effect its gravity has on the motions of stars and galaxies — have gone unfulfilled.
The Windchime experiment could use gravity to hunt for dark matter ‘wind’ | James R. Riordon | August 4, 2022 | Science NewsCapretz said many of the goals of the first Climate Action Plan – passed in 2015, to national fanfare – remain unfulfilled seven years later, because it didn’t set hard deadlines and cost estimates.
San Diego’s Top Climate Activists Want City to Walk From Climate Action Plan | MacKenzie Elmer | June 30, 2022 | Voice of San DiegoHe has his reasons, and he rarely leaves dissatisfied or unfulfilled.
In addition to setting a deadline to notify parents of virus cases, the measure also requires the school system to update the council monthly on Bowser’s as-yet-unfulfilled vow to hire coronavirus facilitators and full-time substitute teachers.
D.C. schools must tell parents about covid cases in 24 hours under new rule | Nicole Asbury, Julie Weil | January 18, 2022 | Washington PostMeanwhile, powerful economies continue to discharge poisonous emissions along with unfulfilled pledges to fund losses and damages.
Imagine If The Rich Countries That Caused Climate Change Actually Took Responsibility | Surangel S. Whipps Jr. | January 6, 2022 | Time
When we meet them, their lives are unfulfilled, and at no point are we convinced their condition will change.
As the year draws to a close, these goals remain unfulfilled and the news from CAR continues to be harrowing.
Jones, it should be said, is also aces as the unfulfilled housewife (a role she plays very convincingly on Mad Men).
Ethan Hawke's 'Good Kill': A Searing Indictment of America's Drone Warfare Obsession | Marlow Stern | September 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow 27 years later, the giant, unfinished shell is a reminder of the country's unfulfilled tourism dreams.
And yet, for more than two months, these simple requests have gone unfulfilled.
It was not despair; but it seemed to her as if life were passing by, leaving its promise broken and unfulfilled.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinI could fill many pages with unfulfilled prophecies from the Old and New Testaments.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordOf all the pleasures he pursued, of all the desires he cherished, only one remained unfulfilled—a tour abroad.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyAnd the moments were flying, and his promise to Renford and Harvey still remained unfulfilled.
The Gold Bat | P. G. WodehouseDeath has consecrated thy prediction, but it is yet unfulfilled.
Ernest Linwood | Caroline Lee Hentz
British Dictionary definitions for unfulfilled
/ (ˌʌnfʊlˈfɪld) /
not completed or achieved: unfulfilled ambitions
not having achieved one's potential or desires
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