irresistible
adjective
ir·re·sist·ible
ˌir-i-ˈzi-stə-bəl 
variants
or less commonly irresistable
: impossible to resist
an irresistible attraction
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The force of the waves was irresistible.
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
In a second, every dog in the pack was milling over us like an irresistible flood over an inadequate dam.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Yuri Sanada, a filmmaker with an unruly salt-and-pepper bowl cut, found the story irresistible.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
At $79, this jacket is irresistible with its three available shades.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for irresistible
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“Irresistible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irresistible. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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irresistible
adjective
ir·re·sist·ible
ˌir-i-ˈzis-tə-bəl
: impossible to resist
an irresistible attraction
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