unstoppable

adjective

un·​stop·​pa·​ble ˌən-ˈstä-pə-bəl How to pronounce unstoppable (audio)
Synonyms of unstoppablenext
: incapable of being stopped
an unstoppable runaway truck
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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The Thunder have their own unstoppable force in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, last season’s most valuable player who is in line to win it again this season, just as the Lakers have their own unstoppable force in Luka Doncic, another MVP candidate this season. Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 Juggernaut The English word juggernaut—referring to a massive and unstoppable force, campaign, movement, or object—comes from the Hindu deity Jagannatha and his Rathayatra, a chariot festival in Puri, Odisha, on the eastern coast of India. Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026 Max Verstappen snatched the torch from Lewis Hamilton and became one of the most unstoppable Formula 1 drivers in the sport from 2021 to 2024. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026 Malware deployed via seemingly innocent GitHub repositories and embedded in blockchains, where the malware will be stored forever (and increasingly difficult to root out as the chains grow), makes for an almost unstoppable technology. Jessica Klein, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unstoppable

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 5 Apr. 2026.

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