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Definitions

irresistible

[ir-i-zis-tuh-buhl] / ˌɪr ɪˈzɪs tə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
compelling; inescapable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alluring charming fascinating inevitable inexorable invincible overpowering overwhelming potent powerful seductive tempting unavoidable
WEAK
beckoning enchanting glamorous imperative indomitable ineluctable lovable ravishing scrumptious stunning unconquerable urgent
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avoidable escapable impotent incapable ineffective repulsive weak
WEAK
resistible

Example Sentences

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If he can fire Real Madrid or France to glory in the next few months, setting new milestones for good measure, his Ballon d'Or credentials could become irresistible.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The novel partnership between students and police to break open a decades-old murder case, with a love triangle at its center, was irresistible fodder for the media’s true-crime boom.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Those were irresistible attributes during periods of ultralow interest rates.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

I had assumed that the obvious theatricality of such timing would be irresistible.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

It was irresistible, she knew, even delicious, for the graver it was, the worse it would be for Robbie.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan