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- [in-sey-shuh-buh l, -shee-uh-]
- /ɪnˈseɪ ʃə bəl, -ʃi ə-/
- /ɪnˈseɪ.ʃə.bl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-sey-shuh-buh l, -shee-uh-]
- /ɪnˈseɪ ʃə bəl, -ʃi ə-/
Definitions of insatiable word
- adjective insatiable not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased: insatiable hunger for knowledge. 1
- noun insatiable (of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy. 1
- adjective insatiable impossible to satisfy 1
- adjective insatiable If someone has an insatiable desire for something, they want as much of it as they can possibly get. 0
- adjective insatiable not able to be satisfied or satiated; greedy or unappeasable 0
- adjective insatiable constantly wanting more; that cannot be satisfied or appeased; very greedy 0
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Origin of insatiable
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English insaciable < Latin insatiābilis; see in-3, satiable
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Parts of speech for Insatiable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
insatiable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
insatiable usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for insatiable
adj insatiable
- rapacious — given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
- ravenous — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- insistent — earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, maintaining, or demanding something; persistent; pertinacious.
- urgent — compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing: an urgent matter.
- clamorous — If you describe people or their voices as clamorous, you mean they are talking loudly or shouting.
adjective insatiable
- voracious — craving or consuming large quantities of food: a voracious appetite.
- avid — You use avid to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do.
- limitless — without limit; boundless: limitless ambition; limitless space.
- wanting — lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting.
- exigent — Pressing ; demanding.
Antonyms for insatiable
adj insatiable
- fulfilled — to carry out, or bring to realization, as a prophecy or promise.
- pleased — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
- satisfied — content: a satisfied look.
- full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
- satiable — capable of being satiated.
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