SLAKING Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

slaking

verb

present participle of slake

as in satisfying

to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire) a harrowing experience while mountain climbing has largely slaked my desire for high adventure

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Recent Examples of slaking Keller and colleagues felt good about the prospects that their reservoirs — essentially full partners with Lake Mead in slaking Phoenix’s thirst — would come through with plenty to spare. —

Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 7 Mar. 2026 The Wild West-esque watering hole opened its doors in 1883 and has been slaking customers’ thirst ever since. —

Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025

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To make this satisfying meal, toss everything in your air fryer and come back 20 minutes later.

— Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026
Unlike Magazine Dreams, the modest but satisfying Test avoids the lurid descent into violent psychodrama that swerved into hallucinatory Taxi Driver territory and undercut that film’s integrity.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026