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as in insatiable
incapable of being satisfied
it turned out that the public's appetite for sadistic horror movies was not unappeasable after all
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as in relentless
showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one's purpose
warned that the nation was dealing with an unappeasable enemy
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Recent Examples of unappeasable
Surely giving up the unappeasable hunger can’t be the answer.
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Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
But sometimes people are unpleasable and unappeasable.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 Jan. 2023
This lesson may finally hit home on Friday, when the big-hearted Sun in your foundational fourth house clashes with unappeasable Saturn in your relationship realm.
—The Astrotwins, ELLE, 13 Nov. 2022
In 2022, his compulsion to sing and pick his guitar and ramble the roads is undiminished and, evidently, unappeasable.
—Jody Rosen, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022
Such leaders are unappeasable because their goals can never be reached.
—Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2022
Activists will decry the shift as hippie-punching aimed at mollifying an unappeasable hard right, while moderates will blame the activists for continuing to tar the party's image with unpopular radical stances.
—Noah Millman, The Week, 25 June 2021
But ultimately what stands between him and any large achievement is his deeply rooted, unappeasable need to look longingly backward, an impulse that goes beyond nostalgia.
—Robert Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2019
Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
But sometimes people are unpleasable and unappeasable.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 Jan. 2023
This lesson may finally hit home on Friday, when the big-hearted Sun in your foundational fourth house clashes with unappeasable Saturn in your relationship realm.
—The Astrotwins, ELLE, 13 Nov. 2022
In 2022, his compulsion to sing and pick his guitar and ramble the roads is undiminished and, evidently, unappeasable.
—Jody Rosen, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022
Such leaders are unappeasable because their goals can never be reached.
—Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2022
Activists will decry the shift as hippie-punching aimed at mollifying an unappeasable hard right, while moderates will blame the activists for continuing to tar the party's image with unpopular radical stances.
—Noah Millman, The Week, 25 June 2021
But ultimately what stands between him and any large achievement is his deeply rooted, unappeasable need to look longingly backward, an impulse that goes beyond nostalgia.
—Robert Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unappeasable
Adjective
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The explosive growth of artificial intelligence has created an insatiable demand for memory, with hyperscalers funneling billions into AI infrastructure.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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What starts as a spectral curiosity becomes a terrifying and growing presence with an insatiable hunger that begins to consume her life.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Yet, at the same time, relentless convenience (or being sold the idea of relentless convenience) warps the brain in ways that make nostalgic cravings somewhat inevitable.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Michaels is a comedy producer with a relentless work ethic, a keen eye for talent, and an undiminished faith in what other — increasingly much younger — people find funny.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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His unquenchable desire to achieve has taken UConn to the brink of becoming the first team since the UCLA dynasty to win three national championships in a four-year span.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
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The attack grants him immortality and an unquenchable taste for blood.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Authorities said the boy struck him while riding what was initially reported as an e-bike but was later determined to be an off-highway motorcycle — a vehicle not permitted on public roadways in California.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
18 Apr. 2026
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One of the five was an MIT professor killed at his doorstep by a former Portuguese classmate who was later determined to be the Brown University mass shooter.—
Anna Schecter,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Later, as Mercury joins Mars, conversations speed up and action feels urgent.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Lawmakers issue urgent warnings.—
Dan Romito,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This time, the diagnosis was more grim.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2026
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Jurors in Tanner Horner's murder trial viewed photos of his FedEx truck, the grim vessel prosecutors say was used to snatch 7-year-old Athena Strand from her own driveway and end her life.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Takaichi is a hard rock and heavy metal music fan and was an avid drummer in her college days.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The president's eldest grandchild is an avid golfer who committed to play for the University of Miami's collegiate team this fall.—
Linda Marx,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Some of the monarchy’s most persistent strains, however, still appear difficult to contain.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Almost all of those were police and fire personnel, at a time of persistent vacancies in both departments.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Unappeasable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unappeasable. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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