SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
insatiable
adjective
Impossible or very difficult to satisfy.
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Impossible to satisfy
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Usage distinction
Return to topInsatiable means impossible to satisfy; unsatisfied only means that satisfaction has not yet been achieved. Voracious stresses a very strong appetite.
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See insatiable in use
Her insatiable curiosity led to another hour of questions.
An insatiable collector kept searching for another unusual badge even after filling every page of the album she had originally planned to complete.
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