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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Think the Dow’s 30 powerhouses are all unstoppable money machines? Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Told through the eyes of a group of Spartans sent into the meat grinder to deal with an unstoppable alien invasion, The Fall of Reach is a much more desperate, hopeless affair. Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025 After all, for seven seasons, Graham and Bledel starred as the unstoppable (and oh-so-talkative) mother-daughter duo of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, the two besties at the center of Stars Hollow, a small Connecticut town with a very big personality. Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025 A week after looking close to unstoppable for the first three quarters in Buffalo, Baltimore netted over 40 yards on just two of its 10 full offensive possessions. Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 15 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 17 Sep. 2025.

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