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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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