Fruition
n.hopeful, capableformal
What it means
The successful realization of a plan or hope.
Reach for it when naming the successful realization of a plan, effort, or hope
Years of fundraising brought the community pool to fruition.
Choose between these
6- playful
payoff
effort finally produces a welcome result
not when Payoff sounds transactional and can suggest money.
- everyday
effort produces a recognized result
not when Achievement centers the actor rather than the plan coming into being.
- warm
fulfillment
a promise or aspiration is fully satisfied
not when Fulfillment emphasizes satisfaction more than the completed outcome.
- professional
completion
all planned work reaches its endpoint
not when Completion may occur without success or benefit.
- professional
an idea or plan becomes actual
not when Realization also means sudden understanding.
- literary
culmination
a long process reaches its highest or final point
not when Culmination can end in failure and need not realize a hope.
Said against
3- failure
- abandonment
- frustration
It naturally appears in
3- come to fruition
Years of planning can come to fruition in spring.
- bring to fruition
The grant helped bring the clinic to fruition.
- reach fruition
The restoration will reach fruition after the roof repair.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English noun sense: realization or achievement opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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