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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There was a time when Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes appeared to be an unstoppable, indestructible force. Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025 For Carpenter, the future only looks brighter and increasingly unstoppable. Braedon Montgomery, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 That series, which is being repped internationally by Beta Film, tells the story of the real-life Hungarian army commander Janos Hunyadi, who turned back the tide of the Ottoman Empire’s seemingly unstoppable advance into Europe at the Battle of Belgrade in 1456. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025 Jain says that legal actions against OpenAI and others can also help challenge the assumptions (promoted by the companies themselves) that AI is an unstoppable force and its flaws are unavoidable, and even change the narrative around the industry. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 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 8 Sep. 2025.

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