unmet

[uhn-met] / ʌnˈmɛt /

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not fulfilled adj.
not encountered adj.

ADJECTIVE

not fulfilled

Synonyms

STRONGEST

outstanding pending unaccomplished unachieved unaddressed unanswered unattained uncompleted uncomplied with undischarged unfulfilled unprovided for unreached unrealized unremedied unresponded to unsatisfied unserved unsupplied

STRONG

neglected unaccommodated unactualized undelivered unenacted unexecuted unfilled unimplemented untended

WEAK

failed ignored unperformed unresolved unsated

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accomplished achieved addressed answered attained attended to completed complied with discharged fulfilled provided for reached realized remedied responded to satisfied served supplied

STRONG

accommodated actualized delivered enacted executed filled implemented tended

WEAK

performed resolved sated succeeded

ADJECTIVE

not encountered

Synonyms

STRONGEST

unencountered unexperienced unfaced unknown unseen

STRONG

not experienced not picked up unconfronted ungreeted

WEAK

unacquainted with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

encountered experienced faced known picked up seen

STRONG

confronted greeted

WEAK

acquainted with

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unmet

Inside Bessent’s Treasury: tension, turnover and unmet economic goals.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Classes for some 1.6 million public-school students were due to start in early September but have been postponed indefinitely, as teachers regularly take to the streets to protest over unmet demands.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

"It's a disease of a significant unmet medical need," says Brian Cunniff, a professor at the University of Vermont.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

He said the bills aim to let the colleges help meet unmet workforce needs while keeping “a laser focus” on their core mission of associate degrees, certificates and transfer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Tonight’s visit to Sandy June’s Legendary Frybread Drive-In would go down with nothing but unmet expectations.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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