unfulfilled
adjective
un·ful·filled
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Definition of unfulfilled
: not fulfilled:
a
: not filled : unsatisfied, unmet
… vital unfulfilled needs of the nation …— Harry Truman
b
: not carried out : not accomplished or finished
unfulfilled goals unfulfilled shipments
c
: not converted into reality
an unfulfilled promise
d
: not having reached a point of satisfaction or happiness
… a family that includes a supportive yet equally unfulfilled wife …— Matt Roush
Examples of unfulfilled in a Sentence
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Foner’s narrative explores the radical aspirations of the politicians and activists who envisioned these amendments, and the Supreme Court decisions that narrowed their scope, leaving their promise of a racially equitable society unfulfilled. — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, "The Buried Promise of the Reconstruction Amendments," 9 Sep. 2019 Disagreements abound over the Iranian nuclear agreement, unfulfilled military-spending commitments, addressing climate change, and other subjects. — Scott Cullinane, National Review, "American–European Unity against China Is Indispensable," 5 Sep. 2019 The result, though, is a masterly portrait of a titanic yet unfulfilled man. — The Economist, "A life of David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s founding father," 22 Aug. 2019 No one in that mass of humanity was immune to the addiction, greed and competition that broke up bands and left vows of hippie harmony unfulfilled. — Bill Weir, CNN, "Woodstock's real and lasting legacy? Hope," 16 Aug. 2019 But the tragedy is, these two barely get to connect in the first place, in a story that pivots on maddening near-misses and promises unfulfilled. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Probing at the heart of ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ as Shakespeare tragedy returns to the Old Globe Theatre," 3 Aug. 2019 The announcement offers a green light to start layering the unborn person with signifiers: to plan outfits and decorate rooms, to imagine bonding rituals, to project your own insecurities and unfulfilled longings. — Carina Chocano, New York Times, "When Gender Reveal Videos Go Spectacularly, Cathartically Wrong," 1 Aug. 2019 Female bottlenoses have been known to kidnap calves of other species—likely in an attempt to foster unfulfilled maternal instincts—but such relationships rarely last. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Researchers Document First Known Case of Dolphin Mom Adopting Whale Calf," 31 July 2019 Then, too, Little Caesars Arena is doing great business, although that hasn’t stopped the grumbling over the unfulfilled vision for the surrounding District Detroit. — John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit recovery strong enough to fly on its own? No, development boss says," 2 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unfulfilled.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for unfulfilled
unfulfilled
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of unfulfilled
: not yet achieved
: not feeling happy and satisfied about life : feeling that your abilities and talents are not being fully used
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