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
Just two short years ago, McCaffrey was an unstoppable force for the 49es.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
But it’s all tempered by the knowledge that these fires are inescapable, growing, and unstoppable.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
How about unstoppable spending on the People’s Liberation Army?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 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
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
But it’s all tempered by the knowledge that these fires are inescapable, growing, and unstoppable.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
How about unstoppable spending on the People’s Liberation Army?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unstoppable
Adjective
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But every time you’re done lifting, your brain feels invincible.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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Here in California, our once-invincible white collar economy is beginning to shatter.—
Michael Bernick,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Though singer-songwriter and countercultural icon Marianne Faithfull died earlier this year, at the age of 78, this witty, provocative, and playfully post-modern docu-bio is sure to keep her indomitable spirit alive.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
30 Aug. 2025
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Roc is at his best skillfully weaving internal and external rhymes together, crafting scenes of his charmed life as an indomitable hustler who can’t be shown up, intimidated, or outrhymed.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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From authentic dim sum and Sichuan specialties to contemporary fusion and innovative street-to-table experiences, Jakarta offers an unbeatable gastronomic playground for travelers seeking authentic Asian cuisine.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Those fortunes were made and squandered rapidly—Iran went from bereft during the Iran-Iraq War, to unbeatable two decades later, to resoundingly beaten a little less than two decades after that.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Yet, for a team whose defense hardly made any plays for months at a time last season and dug an insurmountable hole by never getting the lucky bounce or break in a zillion one-score losses, there were no apologies.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Big Thief has endured both, and for years, their very survival seemed to suggest that no rupture was insurmountable.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
4 Sep. 2025
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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Luthor has always been an ingenious nemesis for the invulnerable Superman: a merely intelligent human, an evildoing Prometheus out to steal fire from our benevolent cape-wearing god.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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But second-strike capabilities are not invulnerable.—
SAM WINTER-LEVY,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Resilience is the key The word ‘resilient’ used to mean impregnable and capable of withstanding all challenges.—
David Parker,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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One of the grandest occasions in golf was in 1930, when the great Bobby Jones won the British Amateur at St. Andrews and then captured the claret jug at Royal Liverpool on his way to winning the Grand Slam of that era — the impregnable quadrilateral, as it was called.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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Then, a month later at Wimbledon, Sinner got his win back and ended his rival’s undefeated streak in major competition.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Kansas City native wanted to predict an undefeated season, but wanted to be realistic.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Unstoppable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unstoppable. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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