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单词 fulfilling
释义

fulfilling

adjective

ful·​fill·​ing fu̇(l)-ˈfi-liŋ How to pronounce fulfilling (audio)
 also  fə(l)-
: providing happiness or satisfaction
a fulfilling experience
a career that is personally fulfilling

Synonyms

  • cheering
  • comforting
  • encouraging
  • gladdening
  • gratifying
  • heartening
  • heartwarming
  • rewarding
  • satisfying
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Their social connections may dwindle suddenly, and those endless rounds of golf or hours spent babysitting the grandchildren turn out not to be as relaxing or fulfilling as envisioned. Veronica Dagher, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022 An inclusive, diverse, and fluid culture has been good for our people, who report a more fulfilling experience and respectful environment. Patrick Criteser, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2022 At the end of the game—and without describing the plot in detail—the cat and robots can only find their way toward a more fulfilling existence by discarding the dictates of the humans who previously modeled society for them. WIRED, 19 Aug. 2022 There is nothing more fulfilling than interacting with others and seeing their faces. Corein Carter, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 And for Bird, there’s no role more fitting, or more fulfilling. Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2022 Often smart, relatable costumes are just as fulfilling as the elaborate constructions, huge foam weapons and engineering feats that roam the halls. Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2022 Typing anything on my Selectric felt more fulfilling than attending classes. David Owen, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022 Leading these workshops is one of the most fulfilling aspects of my work. Forbes, 19 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

fulfilling 1 of 2

adjective

as in comforting
making one feel good inside the college student had a fulfilling job tutoring inner-city youths

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • comforting
  • rewarding
  • satisfying
  • encouraging
  • gratifying
  • loving
  • welcoming
  • inspiring
  • cheering
  • warm
  • moving
  • affecting
  • heartwarming
  • pleasing
  • touching
  • uplifting
  • elevating
  • heartening
  • gladdening
  • kind
  • exciting
  • edifying
  • thrilling
  • stirring
  • invigorating
  • exhilarating
  • poignant
  • sympathetic
  • stimulating
  • inspiriting
  • animating
  • enlivening
  • rousing
  • pleasurable
  • kindly
  • tender

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • discouraging
  • depressing
  • demoralizing
  • disappointing
  • dispiriting
  • disheartening
  • dissatisfying
  • saddening
  • disturbing
  • cheerless
  • heartbreaking
  • upsetting
  • distressing
  • disconcerting
  • displeasing
  • discomforting
  • unpleasant
  • dismaying
  • heartrending
  • disgruntling
  • unfriendly
  • unkind
  • cold
  • unloving
  • unfeeling
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fulfilling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of fulfill
1
as in satisfying
to do what is required by the terms of the football player must remain with the team one more year to fulfill his contract

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • satisfying
  • keeping
  • completing
  • meeting
  • filling
  • answering
  • finalizing
  • redeeming
  • accomplishing
  • achieving
  • making good
  • executing
  • finishing
  • abiding by
  • making
  • consummating
  • effecting
  • concluding
  • making good on
  • perfecting
  • performing
  • complying (with)
  • carrying out
  • bringing about
  • committing
  • discharging
  • bringing off
  • compassing
  • following through (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • violating
  • breaking
  • breaching
  • transgressing
  • ignoring
  • neglecting
  • disregarding
  • forgetting
  • overlooking
  • defaulting (on)
  • slighting
  • passing over
  • overpassing
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2
as in accomplishing
to carry through (as a process) to completion you have fulfilled your duties most admirably

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • accomplishing
  • achieving
  • performing
  • executing
  • doing
  • making
  • implementing
  • completing
  • prosecuting
  • committing
  • negotiating
  • carrying out
  • realizing
  • perpetrating
  • finishing
  • carrying off
  • pulling off
  • compassing
  • putting through
  • attaining
  • going through
  • effecting
  • bringing off
  • effectuating
  • practicing
  • actualizing
  • bringing about
  • following through (with)
  • acing
  • nailing
  • ending
  • repeating
  • reenacting
  • practising
  • reduplicating
  • engaging (in)
  • working (at)
  • winding up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • failing
  • slighting
  • slurring
  • skimping
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