irrepressible

adjective

ir·​re·​press·​ible ˌir-i-ˈpre-sə-bəl 

: impossible to repress, restrain, or control

irrepressible curiosity

irrepressibility

ˌir-i-ˌpre-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

irrepressibly

ˌir-i-ˈpre-sə-blē 

adverb

Examples of irrepressible in a Sentence

She has an irrepressible sense of humor.

Recent Examples on the Web

But the Ducks’ players were aware that their fans – which Thursday night included a suite-ful of Ducks alumni, including the irrepressible Teemu Selanne, and a group of Angels players that included Mike Trout – had hungered for this for a long time. —Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 1 May 2026

But unlike last year, when Ali Larter, who plays Norris’ irrepressible wife Angela, also campaigned as a lead, this year Larter — and everyone else in the cast — will go supporting. —Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026

Apparently, Kennedy doesn’t have a love for animals so much as an irrepressible desire to have them around. —Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026

Isaí Luna is a sparkly bundle of irrepressible joy as Golden Thunder, the air guitar missionary of diversity and inclusion. —Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for irrepressible

• accessible
• addressable
• assessable
• compressible
• expressible
• inaccessible
• incompressible
• inexpressible

Kids Definition

irrepressible

adjective

ir·​re·​press·​ible ˌir-i-ˈpres-ə-bəl 

: impossible to repress or control

irrepressible curiosity

irrepressibility

-ˌpres-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

noun

irrepressibly

-ˈpres-ə-blē 

adverb