unquenchable
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7.4
- adjective
- /ʌnˈkwɛnʧəbl/
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inextinguible
- But it requires a sizeable populace with an unquenchable thirst to be a free people.
- an unquenchable thirst
OK, I get this, you know, so it's an unquenchable thirst.
- OK, I get this, you know, so it's an unquenchable thirst.
- And consumerism is obviously an unquenchable thirst.
Examples
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However, with seemingly unquenchable demand, competition escalated quickly.
Academic text (2018) -
You have the soul of an adventurer, the unquenchable thirst for all life has to offer, good and-- and bad.
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Once again, man challenges the unknown, offering another example of an unquenchable desire for knowledge.
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Its mood is one of unquenchable optimism.
Academic text (1991) -
But deep in man's heart still burned The unquenchable will for freedom.
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I felt an unquenchable thirst that only strong drink could satisfy.
Fiction book (2002) -
And consumerism is obviously an unquenchable thirst.
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The stone in Koop's heart began to fragment, to be replaced by a cold, unquenchable anger.
Fiction book (1994) -
Through his background and unquenchable thirst for knowledge, he became the most sought-after music teacher in Syria.
Blog text (27) -
Her unquenchable thirst for knowledge drove her to read every book in the library.
Synonyms
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9.9
Too strong to be satisfied like thirst or curiosity
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8.9
Impossible to stop or put out
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7.9
Not possible to meet a demand or to solve a problem
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9.9
Impossible to calm or satisfy
Too strong to satisfy, stop, or put out
Always wanting more and never feeling content
Impossible to calm or satisfy
Antonyms
How Quenchable
Surface Forms
Morphology
unquenchable = quenchable (transparent) = un + quench + able
Formed by productive negation 'un-' applied to the adjective 'quenchable' (quench + -able); the meaning 'not able to be quenched' is directly derivable.
Etymology
Unquenchable is made from un- meaning 'not' and quench meaning 'to put out', as when you quench a fire or a thirst. So something unquenchable cannot be 'put out' or satisfied, like a thirst or desire that never ends.