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fulfilled

fulfilled

3.2
Feeling happy and satisfied because goals or needs are met
  • adjective
  • /fəlˈfɪld/
translation icon : realizado
  • When he started volunteering, he found a path that made him feel fulfilled and content.

You know, am I fulfilled and am I contributing?

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Examples

  • It prevents us from living happy, satisfied, fulfilled, free lives.

  • I'm so happy and fulfilled with everything that I'm able to do.

  • Are you as happy and fulfilled in your life as you seem?

  • Some people are content and very fulfilled at being a stay at home parent.

  • I, I've never been happier and more fulfilled than I am right now.

  • You see you're most fulfilled when you're expressing the real you.

  • I've never been happier or more fulfilled or more energized.

  • She felt completely fulfilled after achieving her long-term career goals.

  • After years of hard work, she was fulfilled by her accomplishments and happy with her life.

Synonyms

happy
vsfulfilled
1.0

Feeling pleased and content

specifies joy that comes from wishes, needs, or goals being met
pleased
vsfulfilled
936 1.0

Feeling happy or satisfied about something

describes fuller happiness from wishes, needs, or goals being met
satisfied
vsfulfilled
285 1.3

Pleased because you achieved something or got the result you wanted

is about deeper completion of wishes, needs, or life goals
contented
vsfulfilled
7 2.0

Feeling happy and satisfied with what you have

centers on having wishes, needs, or goals met rather than mere acceptance
gratified
vsfulfilled
4 4.0

Feeling pleased and satisfied because you received something you wanted

focuses on wishes, needs, or goals being met rather than receiving alone

Antonyms

17 4.7

Not satisfied because you cannot use your skills or reach your goals

3 4.3

Feeling unhappy and not satisfied with your situation

How Satisfied

ecstatic
69 4.5
fulfilled
3.2
gratified
4 4.0
satisfied
38 1.0
pleased
936 1.0
content
108 1.0

Surface Forms

fulfilled positive

Morphology

fulfilled = fulfill (transparent) = fulfill + ed

The adjective is the regular past-participle/adjectival form of the verb 'fulfill', so its meaning is directly derived from that verb.

Etymology

The word fulfilled comes from the same parts full and fill, meaning 'full' and 'to make full'. Think of your needs or plans being 'filled' so your heart is full; that's why when your wishes are met you feel fulfilled and satisfied.