UNFULFILLED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

unfulfilled

adjective

Definition of unfulfilled

as in frustrated

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Recent Examples of unfulfilled Five years on, the promises that once sought to justify two decades of American intervention have not just gone unfulfilled but have been actively undone. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 The report also alleged that the foundational promise of the Joliet Treatment Center — available treatment for the mentally troubled — had gone largely unfulfilled. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 This echoes similar unfulfilled promises made after previous foreign strikes on Iraqi soil. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 The state’s flying-car pivot only came to light after the Miami Herald filed a records request in January, which went unfulfilled until the newspaper’s lawyer got involved. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfulfilled

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Adjective

Livia’s sister-in-law invokes the poem when Livia learns, to her surprise, that her manipulative, abusive mother had been a frustrated musician.

— Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
They were thoroughly dominated by Chicago in a 23-12 loss on Sunday, a performance that left fans increasingly frustrated and the Jets insisting the franchise's past failures weren't seeping into the locker room.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of frustrated

Adjective

A day later, Kwon weighed in again, addressing a disappointed employee.

— Garrison Lovely, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Royal Caribbean's cancellation of an Icon of the Seas stop left some cruise passengers hugely disappointed and others wildly celebrating — sparking a debate over whether the port was worth visiting at all.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of disappointed

Adjective

Republicans hope that by reprising warnings of crime and disorder the party can reenergize their disillusioned base and win back skeptical moderate voters who have drifted over concerns like affordability.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
The vice president then lobbies for his own shot at delivering a message to disillusioned voters.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of disillusioned

Adjective

As the war in Iran has dragged on, with resulting high gasoline prices, voters are becoming more disenchanted with the president.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
Regime leaders in Iran are more content to see continued confrontation with the United States and its Gulf neighbors rather than pursuing peace in an effort to keep their disenchanted population at bay, one expert says.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of disenchanted

Adjective

Its students arrive morally outraged, a priori puritans, while its professors are enervated and dissatisfied.

— Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Big companies like UnitedHealth Group, Humana, and others are chasing higher profits by pruning benefits, after investors grew dissatisfied with margins that were smaller than the insurers had promised.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 1 Oct. 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

The actor worked with Shawn Ryan and Eileen Myers to adapt the true story of a radio news broadcaster and an aggrieved kidnapper with modern-day parallels to figures like Luigi Mangione.

— Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Schiltz added that any aggrieved teacher can file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

— Riley Moser, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of aggrieved

Adjective

By the time Saks Global filed for Chapter 11, many of its stores instead had thinly stocked sales floors and disgruntled employees.

— Rachel Felder, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026
Multi-talented All-Star forward Shawn Marion had just been traded from upbeat Phoenix (34-14) to beleaguered Miami (9-37) in a deal for disgruntled center Shaquille O’Neal.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of disgruntled

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