quenched

No longer parched

Quenched is the past tense of quench, meaning to satisfy a thirst or extinguish something.

A thirst is quenched by drinking: I quenched my thirst with cold water.

A fire is quenched when put out.

Figuratively, desires or curiosity can be quenched—satisfied or suppressed.

In metallurgy, heated metal is quenched by rapid cooling in liquid to harden it.

fire

extinguished

Made to stop burning

stifled · snuffed · dampened · firebreak · firefighter · hose · water · bucket · foam · flames

thirst

hydration

Bodily fluid replenishment

gulp · guzzle · sip · swig · parched · dehydration · thirsty · refreshed · slaked · satisfied

suppression

stifled

Forcibly held in

subdued · dampened · smothered · repressed · extinguished · quashed · suppressed · muffled · curtailed · ended

metallurgy

tempered

Strengthened through heat treatment

forge · blacksmith · annealing · plunge · oil · crystallization · brine · toughened · metal · blade

desire

satisfied

Having enough, wanting nothing

appeased · sated · content · longing · craving · yearning · hunger · urge · passion · appetite

Categories
Opposites
thirst/desire satisfaction

quenchedunquenched

Not yet satisfied

thirsting · parched · craving · thirsty · unsatisfied

fire/flame state

quenchedlit

Started burning

ablaze · burning · afire · alight · inflamed

intensity/mitigation

quenchedstoked

Extremely enthusiastic, slang

inflamed · unmitigated · fueled · intensified · fanned

Phrases
Family

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