unstoppable

adjective

un·​stop·​pa·​ble ˌən-ˈstä-pə-bəl How to pronounce unstoppable (audio)
: incapable of being stopped
an unstoppable army
an unstoppable rise to power
unstoppably adverb

Examples of unstoppable in a Sentence

At this point in the campaign, he appears to be unstoppable. at this point she's so far ahead in the polls that she's unstoppable
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But Sabalenka, who plays smoothly and fast, pausing only—on occasion and in outrage—to marvel at her rare errors, was unstoppable. Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 July 2025 Republished on July 8 with new Google AI warnings for Android users and Samsung’s response to Pixel’s seemingly unstoppable progress. Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 There is something of the immovable force meets the unstoppable object about this one. Darren Richman, New York Times, 5 July 2025 And when the passion of youth combines with the wisdom and resilience of those who have walked before, movements become unstoppable. Tim Ryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unstoppable

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unstoppable was in 1836

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“Unstoppable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unstoppable. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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