Antonyms for insatiate

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-sey-shee-it

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈseɪ ʃi ɪt

Definition of insatiate

Origin : mid-15c., insaciate, from Latin insatiatus "unsatisfied," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + satiatus, past participle of satiare (see satiate).

As in insatiable : adj voracious, wanting
As in ravenous : adj very hungry; desirous
As in piggish : adj greedy
As in greedy : adj desiring excessively
As in hungry : adj starving; desirous

Example sentences :

I too, like all the rest, am insatiate of riches, only in one respect I fancy I am different.
Extract from : « Cyropaedia » by Xenophon

The boy was insatiate when the plains were under discussion.
Extract from : « The Eagle's Heart » by Hamlin Garland

George partook sparingly of supper, while Zeb's appetite was as insatiate as ever.
Extract from : « The Ranger » by Edward S. Ellis

Cakes in this world will grow by being fed on, if only the feeder be not too insatiate.
Extract from : « Framley Parsonage » by Anthony Trollope

But what bounds can be set to the insatiate greed of these women?
Extract from : « Cleopatra, Complete » by Georg Ebers

The satiated, and the insatiate, appetite alike appeal to extremes.
Extract from : « The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Complete » by George Meredith

Why this insatiate ambition on his part in an age of unbelief?
Extract from : « The Inside of the Cup, Complete » by Winston Churchill

For a while the figure of Dido is that of happy, insatiate passion.
Extract from : « Stray Studies from England and Italy » by John Richard Greene

Moreover, I had an insatiate longing to make something of myself.
Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, Vol. 57, No. 1, January 1861 » by Various

Their appetite for rapine was insatiate, unrestrained, and irresistible.
Extract from : « The Ethnology of Europe » by Robert Gordon Latham

Synonyms for insatiate

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