irrepressible

1. 1.

   impossible to repress or control

   “an irrepressible chatterbox”

   “uncontrollable laughter”

   Synonymsuncontrollable

   Similaruncontrolled

Questions about irrepressible

What does irrepressible mean?

irrepressible means "impossible to repress or control".

How many syllables are in irrepressible?

irrepressible has 5 syllables: ir-re-pres-si-ble. The stress falls on "pres". In IPA it is /ˌɪɹəˈpɹɛsəbəl/.

What is another word for irrepressible?

Close synonyms include uncontrollable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.