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 Over the summer, Newcastle discovered there was a way to both marginally increase capacity — to meet at least a fraction of the insatiable demand for tickets — and also bring in additional revenue. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Nvidia has become the world’s most valuable company due to the insatiable demand for its graphics processing units, which have powered the generative AI boom. — Ari Levy, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 Prices of memory chips, which are estimated to represent 10% to 20% of the cost of building a smartphone, have soared amid insatiable demand from data centers. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026 Though demand for clean energy has been driven heavily by data centers’ insatiable need for power, the uptick in consumer spending in the segment is encouraging and could tick higher. — Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for insatiable

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In other words, pretty much all of the hype around Geese was legit, believe it or not — a product of the same apparently unquenchable drive to talk about this band that, in turn, produced the backlash that followed.

— Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026
The film frames spirituality as both a visceral response to injustice, and an unquenchable thirst to cure it.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 July 2026

Definition of unquenchable

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Ukrainian officials have expressed deep concern over the attacks, saying there is an urgent need for the country to be able to rapidly respond to missile and drone threats.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Current government figures estimate that prisons, which hovered somewhere between 97% and 98% capacity last month, will fill up by November without urgent action.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

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Richard Manoogian, a Detroit industrialist and avid art collector, died at 90 on Friday.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Sosnick, an avid bicyclist, put an additional $1 million into a pro-Raman committee sponsored by Streets for All, a group that advocates for bike lanes, bus lanes and other street redesigns.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

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