Definitions

unrelenting

[uhn-ri-len-ting] / ˌʌn rɪˈlɛn tɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

merciless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ceaseless constant continual continuous endless implacable incessant inexorable persistent relentless ruthless tenacious unabated unremitting unwavering unyielding

WEAK

bound bound and determined brick-wall cruel dead set on grim hanging tough hardheaded intransigent iron-fisted mortal perpetual pitiless remorseless rigid set steady stern stiff stiff-necked tough unbending unbroken unflinching unsparing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

broken ceasing changeable completed ending finished flexible halting inconstant infrequent intermittent interrupted irregular kind merciful nice occasional stopping surrendering sympathetic terminable varying wavering yielding

WEAK

compassionate relenting

Example Sentences

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Unrelenting hollowness robs the film of any impact or meaning.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2024

Unrelenting second-half pressure brought several promising moments, with Ben Waine a fraction away from sliding in Mikel Miller's inviting cross.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2024

Unrelenting dust in their single room worsened his asthma and sent him repeatedly to the hospital barracks.

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2023

Unrelenting, for sure, and somehow these are the shows where I always find myself wishing the character could get one whole episode to just calm down.

From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2020

Unrelenting, fain To batter down resistance, fall again Stroke after stroke, insistent diastole, The bitter blows of truth, until the whole Is hammered into fact made strangely plain.

From A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass by Lowell, Amy

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