unrelenting
Americanadjective
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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
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not easing or slackening in severity.
an unrelenting rain.
- Synonyms:
- inexorable, implacable, unremitting
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maintaining speed, effort, vigor, intensity, rate of advance, etc..
an unrelenting attack.
adjective
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refusing to relent or take pity; relentless; merciless
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not diminishing in determination, speed, effort, force, etc
Other Word Forms
- unrelentingly adverb
- unrelentingness noun
Etymology
Origin of unrelenting
Example Sentences
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A daily unrelenting dread from which there is no sign of escape.
From BBC
Residents described headaches and an unrelenting bitter taste in their mouths as the stench of smoke filled their homes.
From Salon
The calls kept coming, unrelenting, my hands flying faster than they’d ever been asked to before.
From Literature
But broad reforms would mean transforming a deeply embedded, command-and-control system that, while faulty, has endured for 67 years, despite unrelenting pressure from Washington.
From Los Angeles Times
Four years later and amid an unrelenting crackdown on dissent inside Russia, the 32-year-old said she is now simply trying to "survive", keeping quiet and not daring to criticise the Kremlin or the war.
From Barron's
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