If someone has an insatiable desire for something, they want as much of it as they can possibly get.
The public has an insatiable appetite for stories about the famous.
They were insatiable collectors.
Synonyms: unquenchable, greedy, voracious, ravenous More Synonyms of insatiable
insatiable in British English
(ɪnˈseɪʃəbəl, -ʃɪə-) or insatiate (ɪnˈseɪʃɪɪt)
adjective
not able to be satisfied or satiated; greedy or unappeasable
Derived forms
insatiability (inˌsatiaˈbility) or insatiableness (inˈsatiableness) or insatiateness (inˈsatiateness)
noun
insatiably (inˈsatiably) or insatiately (inˈsatiately)
adverb
insatiable in American English
(ɪnˈseɪʃəbəl; ɪnˈseɪʃiəbəl)
adjective
constantly wanting more; that cannot be satisfied or appeased; very greedy
Derived forms
insatiability (inˌsatiaˈbility)
noun
insatiably (inˈsatiably)
adverb
Word origin
see in-2 & satiate
Examples of 'insatiable' in a sentence
insatiable
There's an insatiable demand that causes questions for society as a whole.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Is the whole desire for intimacy insatiable?
Christianity Today (2000)
It is a very controlled privilege because there is an insatiable appetite for news from the camp.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Is there really an insatiable demand for more and more forensics?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
His insatiable desire for new challenges was matched by an ability to juggle huge numbers of conflicting projects at the same time.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Now it's a country with an insatiable appetite for cars.
The Sun (2011)
There's an insatiable demand for what we do.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The world's insatiable demand for energy is rapidly altering the economics of its production.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
By then, the apparently insatiable appetite for this magical place may justify it as a fifth day.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I wonder what their own explanation is for their seemingly insatiable appeal?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
All that was needed in their manifestos was a relatively minor commitment to defence and security compared with the insatiable demands of welfare and health.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They love to show off their plots and share tips, and have an insatiable desire to know more and grow more.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
By then he had the earring, the peak of his baseball pointing northeast and an insatiable desire to speak about himself.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Such increases have been fuelled, in particular, by our seemingly insatiable appetite for second homes.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
And, like a cancer, it is insatiable and always demands "more.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
He says: 'The seemingly insatiable demand for energy from emerging countries is not going to disappear overnight.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The result is a panorama of the entire Victorian era, with its insatiable appetite for improving the human condition.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
insatiable
British English: insatiable ADJECTIVE
If someone has an insatiable desire for something, they want as much of it as they can possibly get.
The public has an insatiable appetite for stories about the famous.
American English: insatiable
Brazilian Portuguese: insaciável
Chinese: 贪得无厌的
European Spanish: insaciable
French: insatiable
German: unersättlich
Italian: insaziabile
Japanese: 貪欲な
Korean: 탐욕스러운
European Portuguese: insaciável
Latin American Spanish: insaciable
(adjective)
Definition
impossible to satisfy
an insatiable appetite for stories about the rich and famous
Synonyms
unquenchable
greedy
a greedy little boy who ate too many sweets
voracious
For their size, stoats are voracious predators.
ravenous
rapacious
He had a rapacious appetite for bird's nest soup.
intemperate
gluttonous
a selfish, gluttonous and lazy individual
unappeasable
insatiate
quenchless
edacious
Opposites
limited
,
temperate
,
satiable
,
appeasable
,
quenchable
Additional synonyms
in the sense of gluttonous
a selfish, gluttonous and lazy individual
Synonyms
greedy,
insatiable,
voracious,
ravenous,
rapacious,
piggish,
hoggish,
edacious,
gormandizing
in the sense of greedy
Definition
having an excessive desire for something, such as food or money