INSATIABLE Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

insatiable

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˈsā-shə-bəl

Definition of insatiable

as in unquenchable

incapable of being satisfied an insatiable need for the approval of others

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Recent Examples of insatiable The record is built around the clarity and compassion that can only come from an insatiable appetite for exploration. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 Pritzker can do nothing about much of the electorate’s seemingly insatiable thirst for silliness. — Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Google signed a gigantic infrastructure deal to supply Anthropic with cutting-edge chips as the industry explores new financing paradigms to meet the AI industry's insatiable appetite for compute power. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 By this evening, the insatiable urge to explain yourself starts to fizzle out. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for insatiable

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Adjective

The film frames spirituality as both a visceral response to injustice, and an unquenchable thirst to cure it.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 July 2026
He’s known for his booming, borderline hits, but his unquenchable thirst to dole out those hits often leaves him badly out of position.

— Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of unquenchable

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And the audience for those games skews young, with more than half of all avid soccer viewers aged 18-to-34, a demographic highly sought by advertisers and one that suggests NBC’s numbers could stay strong for years.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Pretti was an avid mountain biker, and the two had been planning to go biking together once the weather turned warm.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

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