inextinguishable
- adjective
- /ˌɪnɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbl/
- Her enthusiasm for painting was inextinguishable, fueling her to create masterpiece after masterpiece.
- inextinguishable light
Examples
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You start to uncover the hidden depths within you where the divine and inextinguishable flame exists.
Blog text (6) -
So rather than futilely attempting to reduce man to matter, all that exists must be understood in light of inextinguishable human longing.
Academic text (2001) -
Yet there is still an atom of choice that is inextinguishable, that becomes apparent.
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His delight is total, faith inextinguishable as he drops it at my feet.
Fiction book (1991) -
Ultimately, however, freedom is not enough; the human appetite for justice is inherent and inextinguishable.
Academic text (2005) -
Happily, whether on a personal or collective level, the despair can never be complete, for the ember of the awakening experience lives on inextinguishable in our hearts.
Blog text (12) -
The Catholics preserve a place for the individual or person as a divinely given and inextinguishable mystery that can be affirmed as a requirement of all science and all human thought.
Academic text (2001) -
Despite the challenges, his inextinguishable spirit pushed him to keep striving for his dreams.
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The inextinguishable fire in the hearts of the protesters kept their movement alive for years.
Synonyms
A strong want or need no one can satisfy
Not possible to remove completely
Too strong to satisfy, stop, or put out
Impossible to get rid of completely
Too hard to get rid of completely, like deep roots that keep growing
Antonyms
How Lasting
Surface Forms
Morphology
inextinguishable = extinguishable (transparent) = in + extinguish + able
The negative prefix 'in-' attaches regularly to the adjective 'extinguishable' to mean 'not able to be extinguished'.
Etymology
Inextinguishable starts with in- meaning 'not' and uses extinguish, which means 'to put out' a fire. So inextinguishable describes something that 'cannot be put out', like a laugh, hope, or a blaze that keeps burning.