irresistible

variants also irresistable
as in overwhelming
impossible to resist especially because of strength or attractiveness The force of the waves was irresistible. She had an irresistible craving for chocolate. Women find him irresistible.

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Recent Examples of irresistible In the 1980s and ’90s, manufacturers owned by tobacco companies developed more products with increasingly irresistible combinations of sodium, fats and carbohydrates. Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 The finished dish is buttery, super-savory, nicely glazed, and irresistible. Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025 There's just something so irresistible about the lace-up flat with its air of rebellious discipline. Alex Sales, Glamour, 12 Oct. 2025 Sparkling and irresistible but also deep, dark, and, above all, beautiful. Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for irresistible
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Adjective
  • The United States maintains overwhelming technological superiority but with increasingly unpredictable commitments.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The overwhelming reception has focused on the film’s unexpected humor and tonal originality, despite its true-crime origins.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The first band to sign with MASS MoCA Records is the infectious, awesome Kasambwe Brothers.
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • All that behind a gorgeous smile, razor sharp wit and infectious laugh.
    Giana Levy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Irresistible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irresistible. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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