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Definitions

relentless

[ri-lent-lis] / rɪˈlɛnt lɪs /
ADJECTIVE
cruel, merciless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
determined dogged ferocious fierce harsh implacable inexorable rigorous ruthless single-minded uncompromising unforgiving unrelenting unstoppable unyielding
WEAK
adamant bound bound and determined dead set on go for broke grim hang in hang-tough hard inflexible inhuman mortal obdurate pitiless remorseless rigid stiff stop-at-nothing strict stringent unappeasable unbending undeviating unflinching vindictive
Antonyms
STRONGEST
compassionate easy flexible gentle irresolute kind lenient merciful mild nice nonviolent peaceful remorseful sympathetic tame tender yielding
WEAK
ending intermittent stopping understanding
ADJECTIVE
continuous, neverending
Synonyms
STRONGEST
incessant nonstop persistent punishing sustained tenacious unflagging unrelenting unremitting unstoppable
WEAK
pertinacious unabated unbroken unfaltering unrelieved
Antonyms
STRONGEST
intermittent relenting surrendering yielding
WEAK
ending kind merciful stopping sympathetic understanding

Example Sentences

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They certainly will in the coming weeks as a relentless schedule eases.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

At that stage, Strategy was sitting on unrealized losses of almost $5 billion and despite public displays of bravura and a refusal to contemplate selling, the pressure on Strategy’s stock price was relentless.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Compared to relentless real-life market competition, online games are more like, well, games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Kaczmarek said that Cranston was relentless: “He would tell me, ‘I really want to get us back together again.’

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

She was about six feet tall and a strong, relentless attacker.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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