as in frustrated
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of unfulfilled
That promise is unfulfilled as yet, however, as little money has reached the lower economic sectors of Bolivia's population to date.
—
Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The heart of the story involves a romantic epiphany that’s also an unspoken recognition of homosexual desire; Michèle’s matchmaking scheme is a vicarious replacement for something that’s doomed to go unfulfilled.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
But as these two former sunshines knit together in a love that has been unfulfilled till now, a new beginning comes out of the ashes of the past.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
She will be determined not to become a tale of promise unfulfilled.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfulfilled
Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The heart of the story involves a romantic epiphany that’s also an unspoken recognition of homosexual desire; Michèle’s matchmaking scheme is a vicarious replacement for something that’s doomed to go unfulfilled.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
But as these two former sunshines knit together in a love that has been unfulfilled till now, a new beginning comes out of the ashes of the past.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
She will be determined not to become a tale of promise unfulfilled.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfulfilled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfulfilled
Adjective
-
At the same time, the new chief executive officer of the British Fashion Council, a former fashion editor who was most recently executive creative director of Selfridges, isn’t frustrated or angry about the myriad challenges London fashion is facing right now.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
-
The hosts were attempting to get the cameras rolling again, and the Dipset rapper grew frustrated.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
Astounded, confused disappointed?—
Steve Sedgwick,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
-
These are just a couple of people (both actors are wonderfully natural) a bit disappointed by life, who find each other at the right time.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
The Long Walk takes place in a disillusioned America that is entertained by a competition called The Long Walk— a challenge in which 50 teenage boys walk continuously without rest.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
-
Nathan Allen, a New College alumnus who served as Corcoran’s vice president of strategy and special projects in 2023 and 2024, said his experience inside the project left him disillusioned and convinced that the college’s future is not secure under the current administration or state control.—
Alice Herman,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
Cavill’s exit didn’t sit well with many already disenchanted fans.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
-
When that happens, disenchanted moderates will radicalize, and income inequality will detonate.—
Matt K. Lewis,
Twin Cities,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
Feeling dissatisfied in the relationship didn’t make people more likely to start scorekeeping.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
-
Others are dissatisfied with how their school districts are doing academically.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
Protests have continued throughout the year, including ahead of the country’s 80th independence anniversary in August, when many discontented citizens raised pirate flags in lieu of or alongside the national flag to voice their discontent.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
1 Sep. 2025
-
The gleefully gutsy horror movie (in theaters now) stars real-life married actors Alison Brie and Dave Franco as Millie and Tim, a complacent, discontented couple whose bodies start to fuse after a hiking trip gone haywire.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
Adjective
-
Jones is a revelation as the aggrieved niece who’s forced to care for her uncle’s kids.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
-
The always watchable Zem (Other People’s Children) is strong as an obsessive intellectual whose theories drive him to push others to the brink, while Valeria Golino (a requisite for any Italian festival film these days) shows up as the aggrieved mother of a victim.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
Maybe a disgruntled shareholder of either of these companies.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
-
It is set on the fictional Winthrop Island in New England, and features a disgruntled daughter and her famous mother who are connected to a young woman on a steamboat from 200 years in the past.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Unfulfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfulfilled. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share