relentless
adjective
not easing or slackening; maintaining speed, vigor, etc..
relentlessness
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a word derived from
relentless.
Example Sentences
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He also said the "increasing relentlessness in public discourse" had given him "deep pause for thought".
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Brunson’s not brash or noisy in the way the city is—he’s quite the opposite, humble and quiet—but there’s a relentlessness to him, almost a fever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
The melon’s bitterness, the plant’s resilience, mix with the sun’s relentlessness.
From Salon ● May 9, 2026
There is no chorus in Icke’s version, but the sentiment holds, as Oedipus unravels the puzzle of his identity with the same relentlessness that has brought him to the brink of electoral triumph.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
On one occasion, after watching the Washington freshmen practice, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s Royal Brougham marveled at the relentlessness of the sport: “Nobody ever took time out in a boat race,” he noted.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
