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unabated

[uhn-uh-bey-tid] / ˌʌn əˈbeɪ tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
relentless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
incessant nonstop persistent punishing sustained tenacious unflagging unrelenting unremitting unstoppable
WEAK
pertinacious unbroken unfaltering unrelieved
Antonyms
STRONGEST
intermittent relenting surrendering yielding
WEAK
ending kind merciful stopping sympathetic understanding
ADJECTIVE
unmitigated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
sheer unadulterated unqualified
WEAK
arrant austere clear-cut complete consummate damned downright gross intense oppressive out-and-out outright perfect persistent rank relentless rigid severe simple straight-out thorough thoroughgoing unabridged unalleviated unbending unbroken undiluted unmixed unrelieved utter
Antonyms
STRONGEST
indefinite
WEAK
imperfect mixed
ADJECTIVE
unrelenting
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ceaseless constant continual continuous endless implacable incessant inexorable persistent relentless ruthless tenacious 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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"If global ecosystems continue to warm unabated, expected future temperatures will lead to critical heat stress for up to half of the insect species there," so the JMU biologist.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

In the Americas, acts of resistance continued unabated and in many forms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Because it isn’t raiding its cash flow statement like other big tech companies, the cash-return program will continue unabated.

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

Since then, the selling has continued almost unabated.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025

After the Supreme Court declared separate schools inherently unequal in 1954, segregation persisted unabated.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander