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

Since the process calls for spritzing the rolls with water before their shift in the oven, the rolls come out of the oven rocking a showy, irresistible crunchy, and glossy coating. —Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2025

Food companies are some of the leading culprits here, engineering their products with an irresistible blend of sugar, salt and fat. —Adrian Wooldridge, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025

The allure of Arabian Nights appears irresistible. —Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025

Their vision—though not great for detail or color—is especially tuned to detect movement, which makes darting critters almost irresistible. —Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025

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