irresistible

adjective

ir·​re·​sist·​ible ˌir-i-ˈzi-stə-bəl 

variants or less commonly irresistable

: impossible to resist

an irresistible attraction

irresistibility noun

or less commonly irresistability

ˌir-i-ˌzi-stə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

irresistibleness noun

or less commonly irresistableness

ˌir-i-ˈzi-stə-bəl-nəs 

irresistibly adverb

or less commonly irresistably

ˌir-i-ˈzi-stə-blē 

Examples of irresistible in a Sentence

The force of the waves was irresistible.

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, engineers in Silicon Valley were allegedly designing ingenious ways to make explorations of digital rabbit holes irresistible. —Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026

In between are lush and smoky country ballads shot through with irresistible melodies. —Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2026

Despite his best efforts to resist, push, and shove it all down, emotions do start boiling over and take such a toll on Max that his angst becomes irresistible. —Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026

The camera kept cutting between the game and the stands, as if drawn by some irresistible force back to the woman and her ice cream operation. —Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for irresistible

• bistable

Kids Definition

irresistible

adjective

ir·​re·​sist·​ible ˌir-i-ˈzis-tə-bəl 

: impossible to resist

an irresistible attraction

irresistibility

-ˌzis-tə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

adjective

irresistibly

-ˈzis-tə-blē 

adverb