relentless
not easing or slackening; maintaining speed, vigor, etc.: a relentless barrage of bad news.
unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh: a relentless crackdown on human rights.
Origin of relentless
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Other words for relentless
Opposites for relentless
Other words from relentless
- re·lent·less·ly, adverb
- re·lent·less·ness, noun
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How to use relentless in a sentence
The Aces did not lead the league in the latter category — they were tied for fourth — but that kind of stat fails to convey just how the Aces keep up that relentless pace even after the initial scoring opportunity evaporates.
The relentless rally led Tesla to announce plans to split the stock in order to make it more accessible to individual holders, a move that can drive up demand for the shares.
Tesla’s soaring stock pushes the company’s market value past Walmart’s | Verne Kopytoff | August 20, 2020 | FortunePersonally, I suspect many phone users will be keen to upgrade their devices if only because relentless disinfection with potent chemicals has damaged their screens.
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Politics Report: Who Will Get the Midway Rose? | Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts | August 15, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThe voters were relentless in vetting their candidate and held high expectations.
This was achieved only by a relentless program of technical advances.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly? | Clive Irving | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe successful World Cup bids of both Russia and Qatar have come under relentless scrutiny that has ultimately changed little.
Make way not for ducklings but for relentless darkness: so the operative mantra goes.
Stasio and his team found U.S. forces under relentless assault from insurgents, roadside bombers, and mortar attacks.
Now it is a race against time to see which moves faster—those suffering from the relentless problems or those who can stop them.
What’s Worse Than Ebola in West Africa? Almost Everything | Barbie Latza Nadeau | October 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut "the cards never forgive," and as a rule Dame Fortune is relentless to the reckless player.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsNo, there was nothing to worry about as long as that relentless hunter of criminals known as the Black Hood kept off their tail.
It wouldnt be so bad, she said, Gales arm about her shoulders, if relentless Rudolph would stop laughing.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair BlankBut the relentless old man went on: 'My lords, to tear from the evil fruit its whole covering, I have but two words to say.
Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred DownerYou were relentless, you pursued it to perfection, you laid our motives bare and you beat them raw, each and every one.
We're Friends, Now | Henry Hasse
British Dictionary definitions for relentless
/ (rɪˈlɛntlɪs) /
(of an enemy, hostile attitude, etc) implacable; inflexible; inexorable
(of pace or intensity) sustained; unremitting
Derived forms of relentless
- relentlessly, adverb
- relentlessness, noun
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