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unfulfilled

[uhn-fool-fild] / ˌʌn fʊlˈfɪld /
ADJECTIVE
dissatisfied
Synonyms
STRONGEST
discontented
STRONG
annoyed begrudging bothered complaining disaffected disappointed disgruntled displeased fretting frustrated griping grudging grumbling irked jaundiced kvetching offended sniveling unhappy vexed
WEAK
crabby critical ennuied envious faultfinding fed-up fretful grumpy insatiable jealous malcontent malcontented not happy not satisfied picky plaintive put out querulous sulky sullen unappeased unassuaged ungratified unsated unsatisfied
Antonyms
STRONG
contented happy pleased satisfied
WEAK
fulfilled gratified
ADJECTIVE
unfinished
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bare incomplete unadorned undeveloped
WEAK
amateurish crude cut short dabbling defective deficient dilettante faulty formless found wanting fragmentary half-baked half-done immature imperfect in the making in the rough lacking natural not done plain raw rough roughhewn shapeless sketchy tentative unaccomplished unassembled uncompleted unconcluded under construction undone unexecuted unfashioned unperfected unpolished unrefined wanting
Antonyms
WEAK
completed finished polished refined whole
ADJECTIVE
wanting
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deficient
STRONG
absent bankrupt cooked deprived disappointing empty failing gone missing needed omitted scant short shy
WEAK
away bereft burned out cut off defective destitute devoid faulty half-baked imperfect in default incomplete inferior less minus not good enough not up to par out of gas patchy poor scanty scarce sketchy substandard too little too late unsound
Antonyms
STRONG
adequate enough existing present sufficient
WEAK
perfect satisfactory

Example Sentences

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“We are working our backsides off, we feel unfulfilled, and we think, ‘For what?’”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 10, 2026

Just how much Doug’s “accidents” can be attributed to his unfulfilled love for Kayleen remains one of the play’s enduring mysteries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Minka Kelly plays a hotshot executive — shorthand for misguided, unfulfilled — out to acquire a French Champagne vineyard.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

To this end, no one has possessed as much unfulfilled promise in carrying the Black celebrity activism torch as Kendrick Lamar.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2025

My brother never seemed bored, and that only further angered me at the fact that I was most of the time unsettled and unfulfilled in everything I did.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley