Antonyms for inextinguishable

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-ik-sting-gwi-shuh-buh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn ɪkˈstɪŋ gwɪ ʃə bəl

Definition of inextinguishable

Origin : c.1500, from in- (2) "not" + extinguishable (see extinguish). Related: Inextinguishably; inextinguishability.

As in incorruptible : adj honest, honorable
As in indestructible : adj lasting, unable to be destroyed
As in undying : adj never-ending

Example sentences :

An unquiet and mysterious country of inextinguishable desires and fears.
Extract from : « Tales of Unrest » by Joseph Conrad

The duchess appeared, all at once, to be seized with inextinguishable laughter.
Extract from : « The Lock And Key Library » by Various

Everything about her is crude and flaming and inextinguishable like life itself.
Extract from : « Trapped in 'Black Russia' » by Ruth Pierce

Nothing else but to be burned with inextinguishable fire, Mt 13, 42.
Extract from : « Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II » by Martin Luther

Didn't you feel, even when we were separated, that my love was inextinguishable?
Extract from : « The Hero » by William Somerset Maugham

Each glanced at the other with deadly, inextinguishable hate.
Extract from : « Rookwood » by William Harrison Ainsworth

Luke was calmer, but his fury was deadly and inextinguishable.
Extract from : « Rookwood » by William Harrison Ainsworth

How inextinguishable the qualities of this extraordinary people!
Extract from : « Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber » by James Aitken Wylie

I said gently, for I knew that he was a man of an inextinguishable sorrow.
Extract from : « Soldier Stories » by Rudyard Kipling

Whether they will or not, the inextinguishable does not become extinguished.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Victor Hugo » by Victor Hugo

Synonyms for inextinguishable

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