1
[ adjective ] impossible to resist; overpowering

Synonyms

resistless

Examples

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

Used in print

(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)

The great ultimate ends of religion have served as magnificent beacon_lights that lured people toward them with an almost irresistible force , mobilizing energies and inducing sacrifices ; for_example , the Crusades , mission efforts , just wars .

Related terms

resistible overpowering

2
[ adjective ] overpoweringly attractive

Examples

"irresistible beauty"

Related terms

attractive

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

irresistibly irresistibility

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