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irresistible
adjective
1 irresistible
Impossible to resist; overpowering:
— Irresistible (or resistless) impulses.
— What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?.
synonym: resistless.
Roget 744:
compelling
etc.
v.;
coercive,
coactive†;
inexorable
etc.
739;
compulsory,
compulsatory†;
obligatory,
stringent,
peremptory.
forcible,
not to be trifled with;
irresistible
etc.
601;
compelled
etc.
v.;
fain to.
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Roget 601:
necessary,
needful
etc.
(requisite)
630.
fated;
destined
etc.
v.;
elect;
spellbound compulsory
etc.
(compel)
744;
uncontrollable,
inevitable,
unavoidable,
irresistible,
irrevocable,
inexorable;
avoidless†,
resistless.
involuntary,
instinctive,
automatic,
blind,
mechanical;
unconscious,
unwitting,
unthinking;
unintentional
etc.
(undesigned)
621;
impulsive
etc.
612.
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Roget 159:
strong,
mighty,
vigorous,
forcible,
hard,
adamantine,
stout,
robust,
sturdy,
hardy,
powerful,
potent,
puissant,
valid.
resistless,
irresistible,
invincible,
proof against,
impregnable,
unconquerable,
indomitable,
dominating,
inextinguishable,
unquenchable;
incontestable;
more than a match for;
overpowering,
overwhelming;
all powerful,
all sufficient;
sovereign.
able-bodied;
athletic;
Herculean,
Cyclopean,
Atlantean†;
muscular,
brawny,
wiry,
well-knit,
broad-shouldered,
sinewy,
strapping,
stalwart,
gigantic.
manly,
man-like,
manful;
masculine,
male,
virile.
unweakened†,
unallayed,
unwithered†,
unshaken,
unworn,
unexhausted†;
in full force,
in full swing;
in the plenitude of power.
stubborn,
thick-ribbed,
made of iron,
deep-rooted;
strong as a lion,
strong as a horse,
strong as an ox,
strong as brandy;
sound as a roach;
in fine feather,
in high feather;
built like a brick shithouse;
like a giant refreshed.
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Roget 478:
demonstrating
etc.
v.,
demonstrative,
demonstrable;
probative,
unanswerable,
conclusive;
apodictic†,
apodeictic†,
apodeictical†;
irresistible,
irrefutable,
irrefragable;
necessary.
categorical,
decisive,
crucial.
demonstrated
etc.
v.;
proven;
unconfuted†,
unanswered,
unrefuted†;
evident
etc.
474.
deducible,
consequential,
consectary†,
inferential,
following.
[demonstrated to one's satisfaction]
convincing,
cogent,
persuasive
(believable)
484.
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2 irresistible
Overpoweringly attractive.
Moby thesaurus: absolute, adducible, admissible, alluring, appealing, appetizing, armipotent, attestative, attestive, attractive, authentic, authoritative, based on, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing, cajoling, captivating, catching, certain, charismatic, charming, circumstantial, coactive, coaxing, cogent, come-hither, compelling, comprehensive, compulsatory, compulsive, compulsory, conclusive, consequential, considerable, constraining, convincing, coquettish, cumulative, damning, decisive, deep, delightful, determinative, documentary, documented, driving, dynamic, effective, enchanting, energetic, engaging, enravishing, enthralling, enticing, entrancing, evidential, evidentiary, ex parte, exciting, exhaustive, exotic, exquisite, eye-witness, factual, fascinating, fated, fateful, fetching, final, firsthand, flirtatious, forceful, forcible, founded on, full, glamorous, grand, grave, great, grounded on, hearsay, heart-robbing, heavy, high-potency, high-powered, high-pressure, high-tension, hypnotic, impenetrable, imperative, imperious, implicit, impregnable, in force, in power, incontestable, incontrovertible, indefeasible, indicative, indisputable, indomitable, ineluctable, inescapable, inevasible, inevitable, inexorable, inexpugnable, inflexible, insuperable, intense, interesting, intriguing, invincible, inviolable, inviting, invulnerable, irrefutable, irrepressible, irrevocable, lovely, luxurious, main, material, maximum, mesmeric, mighty, mighty in battle, mouth-watering, necessary, nuncupative, operative, overpowering, overriding, overwhelming, piquant, plenary, potent, powerful, prepossessing, prepotent, pressing, presumptive, probative, provocative, provoquant, puissant, ravishing, relentless, reliable, resistless, restraining, ruling, seducing, seductive, sensuous, serious, significant, siren, sirenic, spellbinding, spellful, striking, strong, suggestive, sure, sure as death, sure as fate, symptomatic, taking, tantalizing, teasing, telling, tempting, thrilling, tickling, titillating, titillative, total, unassailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unconquerable, uncontrollable, undeflectable, ungovernable, unmanageable, unpreventable, unstoppable, unsubduable, unsurmountable, unyielding, valid, vigorous, vital, voluptuous, weighty, winning, winsome, witching ... show more.
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