unstoppable

adjective

un·​stop·​pa·​ble ˌən-ˈstä-pə-bəl How to pronounce unstoppable (audio)
: incapable of being stopped
an unstoppable army
an unstoppable rise to power
unstoppably adverb

Examples of unstoppable in a Sentence

At this point in the campaign, he appears to be unstoppable. at this point she's so far ahead in the polls that she's unstoppable
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SkyShowtime gets a raft of glossy Hollywood titles from its parent companies, notably the unstoppable Yellowstone franchise. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025 Paetongtarn's government fell on Friday, outmanoeuvred by challenger Anutin Charnvirakul, who was elected premier by parliament in a humiliating defeat for Thaksin's once unstoppable Pheu Thai party, which won five of the past six elections. Panarat Thepgumpanat, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025 While most technology leaders have done their fair share to dispel these myths in favor of AI’s transformative potential, concerns of misinformation, security vulnerabilities and unpredictability still hum beneath the unstoppable swell of AI innovation. Monish Darda, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 The Kansas City Current seems unstoppable at the moment. Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unstoppable

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unstoppable was in 1836

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“Unstoppable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unstoppable. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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