Synonyms

sated

American

[sey-tid] / ˈseɪ tɪd /

adjective

fully satisfied.

After that deep bowl of superb salad, I left sated and content.
overfilled with or overexposed to something to the point of being unable to bear more; glutted, as with food, pleasure, etc..

Congratulations for adding flavor to an old debate being forced upon a sated populace.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of sate.

Etymology

Origin of sated

sate ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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And, with the market already sated with its fresh December cut, hotter inflation may not have as much of a market impact.

From Barron's • Dec. 15, 2025

But his taste for adventure was far from sated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Power can never have enough, it can't be sated.

From Salon • May 26, 2025

In fact, give him those and his appetite for golfing success would be finally sated.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

For the moment, though, it was sated and perhaps even asleep.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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