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unquenchable

ADJECTIVE

gluttonous

Synonyms

WEAK

covetous devouring edacious gorging gourmandizing greedy gross hoggish insatiable never full omnivorous piggish piggy prodigious rapacious ravening ravenous sating starved starving wolfish

ADJECTIVE

insatiable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

insistent rapacious ravenous urgent

STRONG

insatiate

WEAK

clamorous crying demanding desiring exigent gluttonous greedy importunate intemperate pressing quenchless unappeasable unsatisfiable unsatisfied yearning

Antonyms

WEAK

fulfilled full pleased satiable satisfied

ADJECTIVE

irrepressible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boisterous buoyant ebullient exuberant rebellious uncontrollable unrestrained unstoppable

WEAK

bubbling bubbly enthusiastic inextinguishable insuppressible rhapsodical unconstrained uncontainable unmanageable unrestrainable unruly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

controllable restrained

WEAK

depressed despondent grave

ADJECTIVE

unappeasable

Synonyms

WEAK

avid covetous devouring dog-hungry edacious empty gluttonous gorging grasping greedy gross insatiable omnivorous piggy prodigious rapacious ravening ravenous sating starved starved to death starving uncontrolled

ADJECTIVE

voracious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avid insatiable prodigious rapacious ravenous

WEAK

covetous devouring dog-hungry edacious empty gluttonous gorging grasping gross omnivorous piggy ravening sating starved starved to death starving uncontrolled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

full satisfied

WEAK

quenched

Example Sentences

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A man who inspired millions through his unquenchable spirit in the face of unbelievable adversity.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

And certainly “Arcadia,” Mr. Stoppard’s time-traveling story that embraces the history of English gardens, advanced mathematics, Lord Byron and the unquenchable thirst for knowledge, ranks high among the great plays of the past several decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

In 2017, he developed an unquenchable thirst that compelled him to guzzle up to 15 liters of fluids a day.

From Science Magazine • May 15, 2024

Isaac Mizrahi’s costumes and production design are like an unquenchable desire for hope.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024

More than ever he missed the unquenchable cheerfulness of Pippin.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

unquenchable

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