unquenched
Never fully satisfied
Unquenched describes something not satisfied, extinguished, or suppressed.
Thirst that remains unquenched hasn't been slaked.
An unquenched fire still burns.
The word often appears in figurative contexts: an unquenched desire for knowledge, unquenched curiosity, unquenched ambition.
It suggests persistence despite circumstances that might have diminished or ended something.
Intense prolonged craving
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- hungerNeed for nourishment
- lustIntense carnal appetite
- longingIntense, persistent desire
ache · passion · obsession · burning · insatiable · unfulfilled · unsatisfied · unappeased
Extremely dry or thirsty
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- drynessAbsence of moisture
- aridDevoid of water
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
waterless · desiccated · craving · longing · desperate · unslaked · unrelieved · thirsting
Combustion in progress
- smolderingBurning slowly, no flame
- blazingBurning very brightly
- unextinguishedStill burning, not put out
- spreadingExtending over space
raging · unconsumed · flames · embers · persistent · lingering · eternal · inextinguishable
Cannot be overcome
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- unbrokenNot damaged or interrupted
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
tenacious · persistent · undeterred · unflagging · resolute · unstoppable · undefeated · irrepressible
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
longing · ache · passion · obsession · burning · insatiable · unfulfilled · unsatisfied · unappeased · unmet
parched
Extremely dry or thirsty
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- drynessAbsence of moisture
- aridDevoid of water
drought · waterless · desiccated · craving · longing · desperate · unslaked · unrelieved · thirsting · gasping
burning
Combustion in progress
- smolderingBurning slowly, no flame
- blazingBurning very brightly
- unextinguishedStill burning, not put out
spreading · raging · unconsumed · flames · embers · persistent · lingering · eternal · inextinguishable · ever-burning
indomitable
Cannot be overcome
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- unbrokenNot damaged or interrupted
- relentlessContinuing without pause
unwavering · tenacious · persistent · undeterred · unflagging · resolute · unstoppable · undefeated · irrepressible · unconquerable
unquenchedquenched
Satisfied a craving
extinguished · doused · smothered · put out · suppressed
- unquenchable firePerpetually burning conflagration