UNSLAKABLE Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

unslakable

adjective

ˌən-ˈslā-kə-bəl

Definition of unslakable

as in insatiable

incapable of being satisfied an unslakable yearning to explore the far-off corners of the globe

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Recent Examples of unslakable But for years, the lake was an afterthought in the state’s unslakable thirst for economic growth. — Evan Bush, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2022 With so many stuck at home doom-scrolling, there was unslakable need for his brand of musical comedy relief. — Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022 Russia, to which 80% of the country’s booze went, had an unslakable thirst for it. — The Economist, 28 Mar. 2018

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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
Asked his frustration level over the Dodgers’ insatiable appetite to obtain every star in baseball, White Sox general manager Chris Getz was obviously reading from a script written by Aaron Sorkin.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of insatiable

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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Powerful open-weight systems make this work more urgent because their capabilities can be modified and deployed outside the controls of their original developers.

— Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
This is an urgent issue for the rare disease community that deserves the attention of Congress.

— Kat Bryant Knudson, STAT, 31 July 2026

Definition of urgent

Adjective

Aside from virtually inextinguishable flames fueled by molten pitch, the payloads likely included toxic ingredients like camphor and arsenic.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2026
The pride of Odysseus, the passion of Shakespeare’s lovers, and the dread facing Ivan Ilyich on his deathbed remain inextinguishable qualities of our inner lives.

— Big Think, Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025

Definition of inextinguishable

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