Fulfill
What it means
To complete a promise, need, purpose, or ambition.
Reach for it when describing completion of a promise, requirement, purpose, or deeply held ambition
The new clinic will fulfill a long-standing community need.
Words to choose between 7
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everyday
carry out
Fits when instructions or a plan are completed in practice
Careful Carry out lacks the satisfaction and purpose implied by fulfill.
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everyday
meet
Fits when a stated requirement or deadline is reached
Careful Meet sounds procedural when a personal purpose comes true.
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warm
Fits when a hope or ambition becomes real
Careful Realize also means understand and may be ambiguous.
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professional
Fits when effort completes a defined task or objective
Careful Accomplish fits goals better than needs or contractual duties.
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professional
Fits when all required work reaches its endpoint
Careful Completion alone may leave the underlying need unmet.
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professional
Fits when a need, condition, or standard is fully met
Careful Satisfy does not convey keeping a promise or realizing an ambition.
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formal
Fits when a promise or commitment is carried out faithfully
Careful Honor can mean respect without completing the promised action.
Opposites 4
- neglect
- break
- frustrate
- abandon
Common phrases 4
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fulfill a promise
The council must fulfill a promise to repair the footpath.
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fulfill a need
The new bus route will fulfill a need for evening travel.
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fulfill a role
She continued to fulfill a role as the archive's adviser.
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fulfill an ambition
The fellowship helped him fulfill an ambition to teach.
Word family 2
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