INSATIATE Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

insatiate

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˈsā-sh(ē-)ət

Definition of insatiate

as in insatiable

incapable of being satisfied an insatiate avarice that impels him to work incessantly for a fortune that he will never have time to enjoy

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Businesses have insatiable demand for AI acceleration, and boards and CEOs are pushing aggressively for productivity improvements tied to these new capabilities.

— Drew Naukam, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Radiation, heat and space traffic Google is just one of several companies that have proposed sending data centers to space as the race to produce ever more sophisticated machine learning has created an insatiable demand for computing power.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of insatiable

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Beloved returns as an unquenchable force demanding more and more nourishment and attention from Sethe.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
The story follows the transformation of Adriana (Colin), a woman shattered by a terrible murder and who discovers the strength to start over, driven by an unquenchable thirst for justice.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of unquenchable

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These appointments focus on urgent relief, but appointments and follow-ups that take a more preventative approach to identify underlying causes are available, too.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 14 Oct. 2026
A week ago, a call between the US president and his Russian counterpart seemed to be about an urgent clarification over a possible outbreak of plague in Siberia.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of urgent

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Kreiz is an avid kite surfer whose post-college job was as an instructor at a Club Med and is fond of recalling the story of delivering his baby daughter in the back of a car in front of Paddington Station in London.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has long been an avid video game player.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

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