INSATIABLE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for INSATIABLE?

Need another word that means the same as “insatiable”? Find 20 synonyms and 30 related words for “insatiable” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Insatiable” are: insatiate, unsatiable, unquenchable, unappeasable, prodigious, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, omnivorous, compulsive, gluttonous, greedy, rapacious, voracious, hungry, ravenous, ravening, wolfish, avid, eager, keen

Insatiable as an Adjective

Definitions of "Insatiable" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “insatiable” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of a person) having an insatiable appetite or desire for something, especially sex.
• (of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy.
• Impossible to satisfy.

Synonyms of "Insatiable" as an adjective (20 Words)

avid	Having an eager desire for. The esurient eyes of an avid curiosity.
compulsive	(of a person) acting as a result of an irresistible urge. Compulsive eating.
eager	Strongly wanting to do or have something. Young intellectuals eager for knowledge.
gluttonous	Excessively greedy. A gluttonous debauch.
greedy	Wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume. People driven from their land by greedy developers.
hungry	Extremely desirous. Hungry for recognition.
insatiate	Never satisfied. An insatiate appetite.
keen	(of a smell, light, or sound) penetrating; clear. John was keen to help.
omnivorous	Indiscriminate in taking in or using whatever is available. An omnivorous reader.
prodigious	Of momentous or ominous significance- Herman Melville. The young Mozart s prodigious talents.
rapacious	Devouring or craving food in great quantities. The rapacious wolf.
ravening	Living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey. They turned on each other like ravening wolves.
ravenous	Extremely hungry. A ravenous appetite.
unappeasable	Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty. Divine unappeasable justice.
uncontrollable	Impossible to repress or control. Uncontrollable children.
uncontrolled	Not controlled. Uncontrolled growth.
unquenchable	Impossible to quench. His enthusiasm was unquenchable.
unsatiable	Impossible to satisfy. His passion for work was unsatiable.
voracious	Wanting or devouring great quantities of food. Paying taxes to voracious governments.
wolfish	Resembling or likened to a wolf, especially in being rapacious, voracious, or lascivious. Wolfish rapacity.

Usage Examples of "Insatiable" as an adjective

• An insatiable demand for old buildings to restore.
• So insatiable a gourmand as myself.
• ‘You're insatiable!’ she cried as she pushed him away.
• An insatiable hunger for success.

Associations of "Insatiable" (30 Words)

addle	Make (someone) unable to think clearly; confuse. Addled eggs.
appetite	A natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food. He has a healthy appetite.
champ	Chafe at the bit, like horses. He was already on the plane champing to get off to Lagos.
chomp	Munch or chew noisily or vigorously. She chomped on a roll.
craving	An intense desire for some particular thing. A craving for chocolate.
desire	Something desired. John spake unto him and desired him in like manner and contestation as before.
eat	Eat a meal take a meal. What s eating you.
epicurean	Of Epicurus or epicureanism. Epicurean pleasures.
glutton	A person who is excessively fond of something. He s a glutton for adventure.
gluttonous	Excessively greedy. A gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure.
gourmand	A person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess.
greedy	Having or showing an intense and selfish desire for wealth or power. People driven from their land by greedy developers.
hedonistic	Devoted to pleasure. A hedonistic existence of booze drugs and parties.
hunger	Feel or suffer hunger. They died from cold and hunger.
hungry	Feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food. I always find art galleries hungry work.
lupine	Any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers.
porcine	Repellently fat. A bald porcine old man.
rapacious	Devouring or craving food in great quantities. The rapacious wolf.
raptorial	(of a bird or other animal) predatory. Raptorial birds.
ravening	Living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey. Ravening wolves.
ravenous	Extremely hungry. I d been out all day and was ravenous.
slake	Make less active or intense. Slake your thirst with citron press.
starve	Die of food deprivation. She left her animals to starve.
tantalize	Harass with persistent criticism or carping. Such ambitious questions have long tantalized the world s best thinkers.
thirst	Lack of the liquid needed to sustain life. A thirst for knowledge.
unquenchable	Not able to be quenched. Unquenchable thirst.
unsatisfactory	Not giving satisfaction. Her performance proved to be unsatisfactory.
unsatisfied	Not having been satisfied. The compromise left all sides unsatisfied.
voracious	Engaging in an activity with great eagerness or enthusiasm. Paying taxes to voracious governments.
yearning	Involving or expressing yearning. A yearning hope.