unslakable

adjective

ˌən-ˈslā-kə-bəl How to pronounce unslakable (audio)
Definition of unslakablenext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unslakable
  1. insatiable
  2. unquenchable
  3. urgent
  4. avid
  5. inextinguishable
Adjective
  • If the act is a cruel and unjust law, stealing from working Americans in order to feed the insatiable greed of the billionaire class, what can can average Americans do about it?
    — Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The precocious 25-year-old became a workout pal with James post-Covid 19 pandemic, the two bonding on their insatiable desire to do the work.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of insatiable
Adjective
  • 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
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of urgent
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of avid
Adjective
  • Now in his early nineties, Gregory (My Dinner with André, NYFF19) shows no sign of slowing down, as evidenced by this delightful, enormously moving document of his inextinguishable creative spark.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of inextinguishable

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“Unslakable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unslakable. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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