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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A daily unrelenting dread from which there is no sign of escape.

From BBC

Residents described headaches and an unrelenting bitter taste in their mouths as the stench of smoke filled their homes.

From Salon

The calls kept coming, unrelenting, my hands flying faster than they’d ever been asked to before.

From Literature

But broad reforms would mean transforming a deeply embedded, command-and-control system that, while faulty, has endured for 67 years, despite unrelenting pressure from Washington.

From Los Angeles Times

Four years later and amid an unrelenting crackdown on dissent inside Russia, the 32-year-old said she is now simply trying to "survive", keeping quiet and not daring to criticise the Kremlin or the war.

From Barron's

unrelenting

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