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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Oil markets have been relatively subdued considering the escalating conflict, in part because global consumers are well sated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

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

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

From Salon • May 26, 2025

Celtic bombed out of the Europa League in his first season but then went on a 23-game unbeaten run on home fronts, so the fans were sated.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

Then she took her place at the fire and drank the rest of DufFs coconut milk, drinking till she was sated.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

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