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insatiable

insatiable

37 7.5
Always wanting more and never feeling satisfied
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈseɪʃəbl/
: insaciable
  • There seems to be an insatiable demand for innovative technology in today's market.
  • an insatiable appetite
  • an insatiable desire
  • an insatiable demand

And so it just fed this insatiable curiosity.

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Examples

  • In practice, this causes some technologists to have an insatiable appetite to chase what is new.

    Academic text (2013)
  • There seem to be no limits to which men won't go in their insatiable curiosity and greed.

  • There was, I mean, there was an insatiable demand for good songs.

  • China had insatiable demand for everything the Soviet Union once produced.

  • The American news media and the American people have an apparently insatiable appetite for news of disaster.

    Academic text (2001)
  • So you have, from an evolutionary perspective, buried inside of you, an insatiable drive to keep going.

  • I'm so grateful for this, this insatiable desire for knowledge, not degrees, but to know.

  • We have this wanderlust, we have this insatiable desire to see what's over the next hill.

  • Her insatiable thirst for knowledge led her to read dozens of books every month.

  • He had an insatiable appetite for adventure, always looking for the next thrilling experience.

Synonyms

ravenous
vsinsatiable
19 6.0

Feeling very hungry and eager to eat

describes an ongoing impossible need rather than a temporary strong hunger
voracious
vsinsatiable
18 7.5

Having a very large hunger for food or learning

is broader, meaning unable to be satisfied not only eager appetite
consuming
vsinsatiable
4 5.4

So strong that it takes all your attention and energy

relates to endless wanting rather than strong focus or total attention
gluttonous
vsinsatiable
2 7.2

Someone who always eats or drinks too much

is more general and applies to any desire, not only eating
devouring
vsinsatiable
2 6.7

Wanting something very strongly

describes a constant inability to be satisfied rather than a sudden urge
insatiate
vsinsatiable
  • Literature
1 9.9

A person or feeling that always wants more and is never pleased

is the ordinary adjective meaning impossible to satisfy
quenchless
vsinsatiable
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Too strong to be satisfied like thirst or curiosity

is the neutral everyday word rather than a literary one
rapacious
vsinsatiable
1 8.9

Very hungry and likely to eat large amounts of food

refers to an endless need rather than predatory or greedy action
unsated
vsinsatiable
1 8.1

Not fully satisfied and still wanting more

implies permanent inability to be satisfied rather than merely not yet satisfied
unsatiable
vsinsatiable
1 9.9

Always wanting more and never feeling content

is the common modern form rather than the rare variant

Antonyms

25 3.2

Feeling happy and satisfied because goals or needs are met

12 1.0

Not hungry or thirsty after eating enough

Compounds

A very strong wish for more that cannot be satisfied

How Satisfied

satisfied
12 1.0
content
165 1.0
unsatisfied
20 3.7
hungry
∞ 1.0
greedy
228 1.4
insatiable
37 7.5

Surface Forms

insatiable positive
insatiabler comparative
insatiablest superlative

Morphology

insatiable = satiable (semi-transparent) = in + sati + able

Given knowledge of the base adjective 'satiable', the negative prefix 'in-' straightforwardly yields 'not able to be satisfied'.

Etymology

The word insatiable joins in- meaning 'not' with sate meaning 'to fill' or 'satisfy', the same part you see in satisfy. So someone who is insatiable can never be fully satisfied and always wants more.