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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

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  • playful

    payoff

    effort finally produces a welcome result

    not when Payoff sounds transactional and can suggest money.

  • everyday

    achievement

    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

    realization

    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

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  • 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.