Synonyms for irresistible
ˌɪr ɪˈzɪs tə bəlir·re·sistible

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1. irresistible, resistlessadjective

   impossible to resist; overpowering

   "irresistible (or resistless) impulses"; "what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?"

   Synonyms:
   resistless, unresisting, supine

   Antonyms:
   resistible, unattractive

2. irresistibleadjective

   overpoweringly attractive

   "irresistible beauty"

   Synonyms:
   resistless

   Antonyms:
   unattractive, resistible

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1. irresistibleadjective

   Synonyms:
   that cannot be resisted

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1. List of paraphrases for "irresistible":

   unstoppable, overwhelming, inexorable, compelling

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How to use irresistible in a sentence?

1. Washington Irving:

   Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.

2. Robert F. Kennedy, 1966 speech to South African young people:

   Our future may lie beyond our vision, but it is not completely beyond our control. It is the shaping impulse of America that neither fate nor nature nor the irresistible tides of history, but the work of our own hands, matched to reason and principle, that will determine our destiny. There is pride in that, even arrogance, but there is also experience and truth. In any event, it is the only way we can live.

3. Jack Kemp:

   Our party was founded on the irresistible idea that the Declaration of Independence applies to everyone, mr. Lincoln inspired our party with the conviction that the ultimate source of progress and prosperity is the equal freedom of all Americans to fulfill their hopes and dreams for a better future.

4. Benjamin Disraeli:

   It was not reason that besieged Troy; it was not reason that sent forth the Saracen from the desert to conquer the world; that inspired the crusades; that instituted the monastic orders; it was not reason that produced the Jesuits; above all, it was not reason that created the French Revolution. Man is only great when he acts from the passions; never irresistible but when he appeals to the imagination.

5. Alex Capri:

   The sheer size of China's virtually untapped equity and bond market is irresistible to the world's large financial institutions, especially since Beijing is finally allowing them to operate wholly owned mutual funds.