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fulfilling

fulfilling

45 3.9
Making you feel happy and satisfied because you do something useful
  • adjective
  • /fəlˈfɪlɪŋ/
: gratificante
  • Volunteering at the shelter was fulfilling, knowing I was making a difference in the lives of those in need.

And it's been the most fulfilling thing that I've ever done.

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Examples

  • I want to do work that I, I find fulfilling and that keeps me challenged.

    The Diary Of A CEO

  • It's a lot of work, but so far it's been really fulfilling creatively for me.

    EmilyReadsBooks

  • It's so like fulfilling, you know what I mean?

  • So that felt kind of like a positive, fulfilling, fulfilling.

    Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum

  • That is the most fulfilling thing that exists.

  • I find that to be much more personally fulfilling, personally feeding.

  • And it's been the most fulfilling thing that I've ever done.

    Rick Beato

  • So lived a long a long fulfilling life full of Spritz.

  • And so it's been, I think, a very fulfilling yet confronting.

  • It will become truly deeply fulfilling and fun when it hurts.

    Tom Bilyeu

Synonyms

satisfying
vsfulfilling
122 2.2

A pleasant feeling of being happy when a need or wish is met

creates happiness from doing something meaningful or worthwhile rather than meeting needs
rewarding
vsfulfilling
93 3.5

An activity or experience that makes you feel good and successful

makes you happy because the action feels meaningful rather than just achieved
gratifying
vsfulfilling
40 3.7

Pleasing and making you feel proud or satisfied

gives deeper satisfaction from meaningful purpose rather than simple personal pleasure

Antonyms

unfulfilling
3 5.5

Something that does not make you feel satisfied or successful

How Fulfilling

fulfilling
45 3.9
rewarding
93 3.5
satisfying
122 2.2
enjoyable
115 1.0
pleasant
323 1.0

Surface Forms

fulfilling positive

Morphology

fulfilling = fulfill (transparent) = fulfill + ing

The adjective is formed by the productive -ing derivation from the verb 'fulfill' and keeps the sense of causing satisfaction.

Etymology

The word fulfilling comes from the old idea of making something full, from the parts full and fill meaning 'to make full'. So, when something is fulfilling it 'fills' you with satisfaction or a sense of purpose.