insatiable

[ in-sey-shuh-buhl, -shee-uh- ]

adjective

1. not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased:

   insatiable hunger for knowledge.

   Synonyms: unquenchable, bottomless, voracious

insatiable

/ ɪnˈseɪʃɪɪt; -ʃɪə-; ɪnˈseɪʃəbəl /

adjective

1. not able to be satisfied or satiated; greedy or unappeasable

Derived Forms

• inˈsatiably, adverb
• inˌsatiaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• in·satia·bili·ty in·satia·ble·ness noun
• in·satia·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of insatiable¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English insaciable, from Latin insatiābilis; equivalent to in- ³ + satiable

Example Sentences

These vehicles are both ubiquitous and represent one of the most profitable segments for automakers, with “insatiable” demand from the public, as former Cadillac boss Johan De Nysschen has put it.

From Popular-Science

Not only have production companies proven they can put out traditional-looking programming despite the pandemic, but TV networks and especially streaming services are proving to be insatiable when it comes to loading up on new programming.

From Digiday

When I was younger, I pursued an incredible number of climbs and adventures in order to “feed the rat,” as Al Alvarez wrote so poignantly of climber Mo Anthoine’s insatiable thirst for epics.

From Outside Online

One need only look at Dressel’s YouTube page to recognize his insatiable thirst for dominance.

From FiveThirtyEight

The earlier boom accelerated when a collapse in interest rates created insatiable issuer demand.

From Axios

At some point even the seemingly insatiable American consumer is going to have had his fill.

From The Daily Beast

Perhaps Pappy fans are so insatiable that they even want the detritus of their favorite tot.

From The Daily Beast

Rather, he is portrayed not as someone who happens to be bisexual, but as a man with an insatiable appetite.

From The Daily Beast

This was a woman with an insatiable appetite for the visual world and the talent to capture it on film.

From The Daily Beast

The book depicts Bezos and Amazon as hard-charging, insatiable, and excessively secretive.

From The Daily Beast

Mankind, mad with the energy of activity, would be seen to pursue the fleeing phantom of insatiable desire.

From Project Gutenberg

Sometimes he spent the whole night upon some score he wished to lay before his insatiable teacher on the following day.

From Project Gutenberg

The insatiable thirst for that which is beyond and which veils life, is the most lively proof of our immortality.

From Project Gutenberg

The woolly stems of the millet, likewise, defied their insatiable appetites.

From Project Gutenberg

Each side considers its own interests exclusively, and religious opinions are but a cloak for insatiable ambition.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• insistent
• rapacious
• ravenous
• urgent