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Core quality
Impossible or extremely difficult to satisfy, especially because a desire or appetite continually demands more.
Example
Her insatiable curiosity led her into several fields.
insatiable
/ɪnˈseɪʃəbəl/ · in-SAY-shuh-buladjective
Impossible or extremely difficult to satisfy, especially because a desire or appetite continually demands more.
Use insatiable to express this relationship precisely: impossible or extremely difficult to satisfy, especially because a desire or appetite continually demands more.
What insatiable Really Means
The word becomes easier to use when its closely related senses are separated and compared.
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Attributive or predicative use
Use this adjective before a suitable noun or after a linking verb such as be or seem.
Example
The industry appeared to have an insatiable demand for raw materials.
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Analytical distinction
Choose it when this exact descriptive quality matters; a related word may overlap without conveying the same trait.
Example
Even repeated success did not satisfy his insatiable ambition.
Use insatiable Naturally
Notice how the surrounding noun or clause reveals the exact shade of meaning.
Her insatiable curiosity led her into several fields.
The industry appeared to have an insatiable demand for raw materials.
Even repeated success did not satisfy his insatiable ambition.
Precision Matters
Insatiable overlaps with several common words, but each carries a different emphasis.
insatiable
vs.Means impossible or extremely difficult to satisfy, especially because a desire or appetite continually demands more.
exorbitant
Means unreasonably high or excessive.
insatiable
vs.Means impossible or extremely difficult to satisfy, especially because a desire or appetite continually demands more.
copious
Means abundant or plentiful in quantity.
insatiable
vs.Means impossible or extremely difficult to satisfy, especially because a desire or appetite continually demands more.
austere
Means severe or strict in manner; lacking luxury.
insatiable
vs.Means impossible or extremely difficult to satisfy, especially because a desire or appetite continually demands more.
frugal
Means careful and economical in the use of money, materials, or resources.
Test insatiable in Context
Her desire for knowledge could not be fully satisfied.
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The scholar's ___ curiosity kept her searching for new evidence long after others were satisfied.