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unfulfilled

unfulfilled

4 4.4
Not completed, for example an order not yet sent to a customer
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.fʊlˈfɪld/
translation icon : incumplido
  • The room was dense with other unfulfilled promises, other expectations never met.
  • unfulfilled promises
  • remain unfulfilled
  • go unfulfilled

So I just didn't want to talk about it because it seems like it's setting an expectation that will go unfulfilled.

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Examples

  • Many customers were disappointed when their special orders remained unfulfilled even after two weeks.

  • Despite progress toward Healthy People 2010 tobacco control objectives, targets for both of these groups remain unfulfilled.

    Academic text (2012)
  • And I want you to think what has been the greatest unfulfilled promise of this show?

  • However, despite its efforts, West Africa continues to be an area where economic rights remain unfulfilled.

    Academic text (1990)
  • However, new shop owners failed to access private capital, and their hopes for state loans went unfulfilled.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Numerous promises made by G-20 leaders remain unfulfilled and might be abandoned outright.

    Academic text (2011)
  • For some artists, flag imagery functioned as a highly visible reminder of broken treaties and unfulfilled promises.

    Academic text (2002)
  • In the more remote colonies, promises of schools and medical facilities were unfulfilled (Mukai 1991; Tabata 1991).

    Academic text (2000)
  • Bratton described how the UPP played on local grievances regarding unfulfilled promises, for example, the failure to provide tractors for agricultural development.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Without a significant increase in the number of high-quality EBM tools, governmental mandates to implement EBM will remain unfulfilled.

    Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

unfinished
vsunfulfilled
132 2.7

Not complete and still needing work

often refers to unmet obligations or requests not carried out or provided
incomplete
vsunfulfilled
117 3.4

Not finished because some parts or steps are missing

tends to stress failed supply or action rather than missing parts
unsatisfied
vsunfulfilled
20 3.7

Feeling unhappy because you did not get what you wanted

names a factual failure to complete or supply rather than an emotional response
broken
vsunfulfilled
10 2.4

Not kept or not done as promised

does not always imply a breach, only lack of completion or delivery
undone
vsunfulfilled
10 2.0

Not finished, still needing work or attention

often highlights lack of action rather than unmet promises or supplies
unmet
vsunfulfilled
8 4.5

Not satisfied or completed, for example a need left without help

focuses more on things not carried out or supplied rather than feelings
unfilled
vsunfulfilled
7 4.1

Not yet finished or given for jobs and orders

is wider, applying to promises and supplies not completed or carried out
undelivered
vsunfulfilled
2 4.2

Not sent to the person or place it should reach

includes failures to carry out actions as well as simple lack of delivery
unkept
vsunfulfilled
1 6.9

Promises or agreements that someone does not follow

is neutral about completion and can mean simply not carried out or supplied
unperformed
vsunfulfilled
6.0

Not done or carried out, often not shown to people

is broader, also covering promises or orders not supplied
unrendered
vsunfulfilled
7.5

Not provided when expected, for example a service or good

is the general label for any unmet duty or supply rather than only services
unproduced
vsunfulfilled
  • Formal
6.7

Not given when required, often about documents such as records or proof

is common everyday term covering both formal and informal unmet supplies
unimplemented
vsunfulfilled
  • Specialized
7.2

Not yet put into use, often in software or plans

can apply more widely to promises, orders, or goods not supplied
uncompleted
vsunfulfilled
4.0

Not finished and still needing more work

is used more for promises and orders that remain unmet or not supplied
undealt
vsunfulfilled
7.4

Problems that are not yet handled or fixed

focuses more on uncompleted obligations and missing deliveries rather than handling
unachieved
vsunfulfilled
5.5

Not done or reached yet

relates more to duties or promises not carried out or supplied
unattained
vsunfulfilled
6.6

Not reached or achieved yet

is used more for actions, deliveries, or promises left undone or missing

Antonyms

38 1.0

Not hungry or thirsty after eating enough

3.4

Having completed a plan or goal to a high standard

1.0

Finished and not needing any more work

How Fulfilled

fulfilled
3.4
completed
1.0
unfulfilled
4 4.4

Surface Forms

unfulfilled positive

Morphology

unfulfilled = fulfilled (transparent) = un + fulfill + ed

Formed by prefixing 'un-' to 'fulfilled' (past participle/adjective), giving the straightforward meaning 'not fulfilled' (not completed or supplied).

Etymology

Unfulfilled comes from the parts un- meaning 'not' and fulfill, which means 'make full' and is like fill or full. So an unfulfilled order is one that has not been 'made full' — it has not been completed or supplied.