as in invincible
incapable of being defeated, overcome, or subdued
at this point she's so far ahead in the polls that she's unstoppable
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Recent Examples of unstoppable
In the superb production of the solo play Every Brilliant Thing opening tonight on Broadway, the unstoppable Daniel Radcliffe plays the troubled but tenacious son of a woman whose long stretches of bedridden depression are broken only by her frequent outbursts of self-harm.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
Lemon and mint are an unstoppable springtime duo in the South, and this sparkling punch is invigoratingly crisp.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
But no team is unstoppable, and Maresca crafted a sophisticated game plan to shut PSG down that his Chelsea players executed almost to perfection.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
UConn was also unstoppable from beyond the arc, going 8-for-10 in the first half with Fudd, Strong and Arnold shooting 100% on seven combined makes.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
Lemon and mint are an unstoppable springtime duo in the South, and this sparkling punch is invigoratingly crisp.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
But no team is unstoppable, and Maresca crafted a sophisticated game plan to shut PSG down that his Chelsea players executed almost to perfection.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
UConn was also unstoppable from beyond the arc, going 8-for-10 in the first half with Fudd, Strong and Arnold shooting 100% on seven combined makes.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unstoppable
Adjective
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Rodrigo Duterte once seemed invincible.—
Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Bayern Munich Bayern looked invincible in the first half of 2025-26.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Ethan Ampadu was indomitable in the middle, while Calvert-Lewin tirelessly ran the channels, kept Palace defenders honest and tried to provide a platform when United cleared their lines.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Dengler endured endless torture and other miseries — escaping from prison was just the beginning of his ordeal in the jungle — but Bale plays him as a determined optimist, an indomitable spirit that cannot be crushed.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Economical in scale, the shows together can easily be seen in a couple of hours, offering an unbeatable overview of a centuries-long artistic story.—
Benjamin Lima
Special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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UConn is undefeated, and UCLA looks virtually unbeatable.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The victory gave Scheib an insurmountable lead of 189 points over her Swiss rival in the GS standings.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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In the blink of an eye, the Royals had suddenly constructed a seemingly insurmountable 41-29 lead.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The seemingly unconquerable fig butterwort (Ficaria verna) invades lowland valleys where seasonal floods carry little broken off bits downstream to sprout anywhere and everywhere.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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Mountains as towering, imposing and seemingly unconquerable landscapes have been metaphorically linked to power and challenge.—
Jenny Hall,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Still, like any good soldier, Meredith wasn’t going to be discouraged by a bunch of invulnerable avian tanks.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
25 Feb. 2026
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That is partly because no other power had enjoyed America’s unique circumstances—largely invulnerable to foreign invasion, because of its strength and its distance from the other great powers, and thus able to deploy force thousands of miles from home without leaving itself at risk.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The multiple attacks could be a major victory for the jihadis in a city seen as impregnable, despite attackers often targeting troops and villages on the outskirts of the city.—
Haruna Umar,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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The multiple attacks could be seen as a major victory for the jihadis in a city seen as impregnable despite the jihadis often targeting troops and villages on the outskirts of the city.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The team that went undefeated in the regular season, racked up more victories than anyone but Duke and Arizona -- and fewer losses than any team at all -- is anything but your run-of-the-mill basketball behemoth.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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The team that went undefeated in the regular season, racked up more victories than anyone but Duke and Arizona — and fewer losses than any team — is anything but your run-of-the-mill basketball behemoth.—
Eddie Pells,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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