unfulfilled
adjective
un·ful·filled
ˌən-fu̇(l)-ˈfild 
also -fə(l)-
: not fulfilled:
a
: not filled : unsatisfied, unmet
… vital unfulfilled needs of the nation …—
Harry Truman
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
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The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and its Cambridge campus chapter launched a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Saturday in an effort to block the removal of federal funds from Harvard over unfulfilled demands.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
Out of the privation, the challenge, and the censure of slavery and the unfulfilled promise of post-Reconstruction justice, Black musicians embraced experimentation and innovation, ingenuity and joy, and a multigenerational call and response speaking truth to power that endures to the present day.
—Elizabeth Alexander, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
But, as Bohm enters his sixth season in the majors, there are unfulfilled promises.
—Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Whether or not people are becoming more upset about unfulfilled expectations, new communications technologies could be making their frustrations more visible and politically potent.
—Moisés Naím, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
Out of the privation, the challenge, and the censure of slavery and the unfulfilled promise of post-Reconstruction justice, Black musicians embraced experimentation and innovation, ingenuity and joy, and a multigenerational call and response speaking truth to power that endures to the present day.
—Elizabeth Alexander, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
But, as Bohm enters his sixth season in the majors, there are unfulfilled promises.
—Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Whether or not people are becoming more upset about unfulfilled expectations, new communications technologies could be making their frustrations more visible and politically potent.
—Moisés Naím, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfulfilled
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“Unfulfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfulfilled. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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