VocabularyBasePractice words

Meaning & use

satiated

adjective·Advancedformal

Last updated

UK/ˈseɪʃieɪtɪd/
US/ˈseɪʃieɪtɪd/

“satiated” is a form of “satiate”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.

Meaning

  1. adjectivenot comparable

    Fully satisfied, especially in terms of hunger or a desire, often to the point of excess.

    Grammar: Usually follows a linking verb: felt satiated. It takes with for the cause: satiated with success.

    Patterns

    • feel satiated
    • become satiated
    • satiated with something

    After the four-course dinner, we all felt completely satiated.

    The children were satiated with cake and ready for bed.

    He seemed satiated with praise and asked to change the subject.

Common combinations

feel satiated
We felt completely satiated after the banquet.
fully satiated
By midnight, even the hungriest guests were fully satiated.
satiated with
She was satiated with attention and left the party early.

Synonyms and how they differ

sated
Very close in meaning; slightly more literary, and also often used with with.
full
The everyday word for food only; much weaker than satiated.
satisfied
Neutral contentment with no sense of excess; you can be satisfied with a small snack.
stuffed
Informal; means too full from eating, close to satiated but only about food.

Opposites

hungryravenousstarving

Word family

satiate verb
To satisfy a desire or appetite fully, often to excess.
satiation noun
The state of being fully satisfied; formal.
satiety noun
The feeling of being full; used in physiology and formal writing.
insatiable adjective
Never satisfied; impossible to satisfy.

Commonly confused: satiated or satisfied?

satiated vs satisfied

Satisfied simply means content, with no suggestion of excess; satiated implies you have had enough, often more than enough.

Practice

After the five-course meal, the guests were too ___ to eat another bite.

Make it your own

Write a sentence using “satiated”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.

Your sentence stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.

Explore more words