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fulfills

VERB

bring to completion

Synonyms

STRONG

accomplish achieve answer conclude conform discharge do effect effectuate execute fill finish implement keep meet obey observe perfect perform please realize render satisfy score suffice suit

WEAK

be just the ticket carry out comply with fill the bill hit the bull's-eye make it make the grade

Antonyms

STRONG

abandon anger bear begin cancel commence create destroy displease dissatisfy fail forget give up halt ignore introduce lose miss neglect overlook refuse start stop take upset

Example Sentences

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For Almodóvar, success is defined as much by what he can reject as the freedom to pursue what fulfills him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Some argue he has now arrived at an inflection point where Canadians will be watching to see if he fulfills the transformative change he has promised, particularly on the domestic front.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

That fund fulfills our needs beyond Social Security and is invested mostly in stocks, along with several conservative funds.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 5, 2026

Regardless of whether Pathway fulfills its ambitions, it will at least get a chance to make its case to the market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

The others are the specialized skills a job requires, the unpleasantness of a job, and the demand for services that the job fulfills.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt