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unrelenting

[ uhn-ri-len-ting ]

adjective

  1. not relenting; not yielding or swerving in determination or resolution, as of or from opinions, convictions, ambitions, ideals, etc.; inflexible:

    an unrelenting opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment.

    Synonyms: remorseless, cruel, pitiless, ruthless, unmerciful, merciless, relentless

  2. not easing or slackening in severity:

    an unrelenting rain.

    Synonyms: inexorable, implacable, unremitting

  3. maintaining speed, effort, vigor, intensity, rate of advance, etc.:

    an unrelenting attack.



unrelenting

/ ˌʌnrɪˈlɛntɪŋ /

adjective

  1. refusing to relent or take pity; relentless; merciless
  2. not diminishing in determination, speed, effort, force, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌunreˈlentingness, noun
  • ˌunreˈlentingly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • unre·lenting·ly adverb
  • unre·lenting·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unrelenting1

First recorded in 1580–90; un- 1 + relent + -ing 2
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Example Sentences

No doubt, 2020 was an extraordinarily challenging and unrelenting year.

Even under normal circumstances, the college football routine is unrelenting.

To make things worse, the climate in some places has refused to acknowledge we’re officially in Fall, so those long lines may also be stretched out under unrelenting sun and high temperatures.

The trio paints a picture of more unrelenting pressure being laid on competitor Intel.

Otherwise, continuous exposure to significant stress leads to unrelenting activation of the stress response.

He not only gives out pain — he is in constant, unrelenting pain.

And then there was the unrelenting verbal abuse of cops simply because they are cops.

Similarly, so should the response: unrelenting, shouted from the highest and most respectable platforms and people.

“There has never been more unrelenting media interest in any other aviation accident,” he says.

This unrelenting scrutiny made it increasingly difficult for the athlete to practice, and ultimately hindered her performance.

Buzot was then an exile, pursued by unrelenting fury, and concealed in the caves of St. Emilion.

For—perhaps this was partly the effect of the unrelenting heat—her insipid coquetries had begun to exasperate me more and more.

He was lazy, and there was the damnable, unrelenting hand of the British Raj looming in the distance.

Unless her mood of unrelenting decision was the outcome thereof.

He had an unrelenting sincerity which often turned into severity.

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