Irrepressible

Synonyms for "irrepressible" (118 found)

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uncontainable energyunquenchable enthusiasm

Collocations

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irrepressible charmirrepressible curiosityirrepressible energyirrepressible enthusiasmirrepressible laughterirrepressible optimism

Inflections

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more irrepressiblemost irrepressible

Derivations

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Sample sentences

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Tom’s appetite is irrepressible.

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She leaps with an irrepressible "Yippee" from the boat to the shore.

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Eternal life is an irrepressible human desire.

Source: tatoeba (12088446)

Theirs was a nervous household. Jock and Hurry confined indoors for nearly two days had had too little exercise and too many good things to eat. They were quite cross and irrepressible. John had the fidgets. He couldn't even stay in the same room for more than a minute, and he wouldn't even try sitting down for a change. Lucy had had to give up at least a dozen things that required dry weather and sunshine. She seemed to take the rain as something directed particularly against herself by malicious persons. Evelyn, also cross and nervous, was on the point of retiring to her own room to write letters. Just then Dawson Cooper telephoned to know if she cared to take a little walk in the rain and she accepted with alacrity.

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