unremitting

[uhn-ri-mit-ing]

adjective

1. not slackening or abating; incessant.

   unremitting noise; unremitting attention.

unremitting

/ ˌʌnrɪˈmɪtɪŋ /

adjective

1. never slackening or stopping; unceasing; constant

Other Word Forms

• unremittingly adverb
• unremittingness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unremitting¹

First recorded in 1670–80; un- ¹ + remit ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Eddie Jones says the unremitting pressure to win throughout the Rugby World Cup cycle makes the England head coach job the hardest in the sport.

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How can a deeper understanding of a set of unremittingly cruel brain diseases not be a priority?

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Some of it might be heading toward Paris in the coming days where ministers are publicly warning of an IMF crisis amid unremitting political uncertainty.

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Were the horrors too extreme, the subject matter too unremittingly grim or simply too uncomfortable to contemplate?

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So it doesn’t make sense that a deeper understanding of a complex set of unremittingly cruel brain diseases that decimate the lives of victims, and their loved ones, is no longer a priority.

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Related Words

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• continuous 
• enduring 
• eternal 
• incessant 
• ongoing 
• persistent 
• recurrent 
• relentless 
• unceasing 
• unending 
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