Antonyms for unquenchable

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kwench

Phonetic Transcription : kwɛntʃ

Definition of unquenchable

Origin : late 14c., of fire; 1560s, of thirst, from un- (1) "not" + quench + -able. Related: Unquenchably.

As in insatiable : adj voracious, wanting
As in irrepressible : adj effervescent, vivacious
As in voracious : adj very hungry, greedy
As in unappeasable : adj voracious
As in gluttonous : adj voracious

Example sentences :

But by an effort of his unquenchable energy he shook off this show of concern.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

It was the cry of a beaten man whose spirit is unquenchable.
Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum

I have never seen fury so expressed or such an unquenchable spirit.
Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

Is it not good news that that fire is unquenchable, that that worm will not die?
Extract from : « Out of the Deep » by Charles Kingsley

But down to the last half-gallon, our thirst was unquenchable.
Extract from : « Land of the Burnt Thigh » by Edith Eudora Kohl

The flames met the falling rain as though they were unquenchable.
Extract from : « Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp » by Annie Roe Carr

Has He, can He have created these unquenchable longings only to tantalize them?
Extract from : « Union And Communion » by J. Hudson Taylor

He calls himself "teacher of the unquenchable creed, namely, egotism."
Extract from : « Over the Teacups » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

They came, once she had started, in an unquenchable flood of reminiscences.
Extract from : « To Love » by Margaret Peterson

It was the result of a long necessity, of an unquenchable desire.
Extract from : « Embarrassments » by Henry James

Synonyms for unquenchable

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