Meaning & use
Unquenchable
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Impossible to satisfy, extinguish, or suppress.
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She had an unquenchable curiosity about how things worked.
The fire spread with unquenchable intensity through the dry brush.
A note on using this word
Most often paired with abstract nouns like "thirst," "curiosity," or "desire" rather than literal fires or thirst.
Words with a similar meaning
insatiableinextinguishable
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Words with an opposite meaning
satisfiable
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