unfulfilling
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5.5
- adjective
- /ˌʌn.fʊlˈfɪl.ɪŋ/
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insatisfactorio
- But have you ever been in a job that was not just personally unfulfilling but also detrimental to humanity?
- unfulfilling relationship
And that's very unfulfilling when you fail at your own plan.
- And that's very unfulfilling when you fail at your own plan.
- Like that was so unfulfilling for me.
- But that that to me is an unfulfilling life.
- And I, and I think that even that would become kind of unfulfilling at some point, right?
- I think a stress free life, a life with no stress would be relatively unfulfilling and quite boring.
- They are shallow, hollow, transactional, and unfulfilling.
- Either he will cheat, become toxic, become extremely unfulfilling, or flat out leave you all right.
Examples
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What if sleep is bad, inadequate, or unfulfilling?
Blog text (11) -
It's really sad, because basically 90 percent of people are just so sad and lonely and have such an unfulfilling life.
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And I, and I think that even that would become kind of unfulfilling at some point, right?
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I feel then it must have been unfulfilling for him.
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Or, worse yet, an unfulfilling job.
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I think a stress free life, a life with no stress would be relatively unfulfilling and quite boring.
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And he will go on to a long and distinguished, but... somewhat unfulfilling career as a surgeon.
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Her ten years as a studio portraitist were financially successful, but personally unfulfilling.
Academic text (1995) -
I found the finale unfulfilling because they revealed that the flash sideways story went nowhere and didn't contribute to the plot.
Blog text (4) -
Many people find their daily tasks to be unfulfilling and crave a sense of purpose.
Synonyms
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1.4
Not as good as you expected or hoped
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3.9
Not good enough to be acceptable
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3.7
Less good than you expected and leaving you disappointed
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4.8
Does not make you feel satisfied or successful
Not giving pleasure or reward
Not as good as expected or needed
Antonyms
How Fulfilling
Surface Forms
Morphology
unfulfilling = fulfilling (transparent) = un + fulfill + ing
The adjective is formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'fulfilling', which directly negates the base meaning.
Etymology
The word unfulfilling starts with un- meaning 'not' and the part fulfill meaning 'to make full', just like full and fill. So, like a cup that never becomes full, unfulfilling describes something that does not give 'satisfaction' or a feeling of achievement.