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[ ri-lent-lis ] / rɪˈlɛnt lɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR relentless ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivethat does not relent; unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh; unrelenting: a relentless enemy. Origin of relentlessFirst recorded in 1585–95; relent + -less SYNONYMS FOR relentlessrigid, unbending, obdurate, adamant, unyielding. SEE SYNONYMS FOR relentless ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR relentlessmerciful. SEE ANTONYMS FOR relentless ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for relentlessSee inflexible. OTHER WORDS FROM relentlessre·lent·less·ly, adverbre·lent·less·ness, nounDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for relentlessShe was 16 when she enrolled in middle school, but her classmates teased her relentlessly. How ‘Titanic ’Helped This Brave Young Woman Escape North Korea’s Totalitarian State|Lizzie Crocker|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST Certainly, the relentlessly negative press coverage of physicians sets the tone. How Being a Doctor Became the Most Miserable Profession|Daniela Drake|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST He volunteers, with leadership and labor, for Habitat for Humanity, and he relentlessly and tirelessly writes. Jimmy Carter Was a Lot Better President Than Almost Anyone Ever Admits|David Masciotra|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Most of all, how could anyone film—or inflict upon viewers—such gratuitous, relentlessly grubby sexual content? Why ‘Girls’ Is Bad for Women|Emma Woolf|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This December, by contrast, the data flow for the final weeks of the year has been relentlessly upbeat. Send in the Drones? Retailers Ruined This Christmas|Daniel Gross|December 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST Yes, went on Helen relentlessly, we call her the Encyclopedia for short. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer|Rena I. Halsey Never yet has man opened up a new avenue of war that he has not pursued it relentlessly to its final conclusion. Opportunities in Aviation|Arthur Sweetser Relentlessly, silent as before, a ghostly animate shadow, the two forged ahead into the night and the solitude. Where the Trail Divides|Will Lillibridge At these words Molly was almost convulsed with sobs, but Enna went on relentlessly. Elsie's children|Martha Finley He wondered whether she could guess how relentlessly he was planning to deal with Alcatrante. The Girl and The Bill|Bannister Merwin
British Dictionary definitions for relentless
adjective(of an enemy, hostile attitude, etc) implacable; inflexible; inexorable (of pace or intensity) sustained; unremitting Derived forms of relentlessrelentlessly, adverbrelentlessness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to relentlessunrelenting, uncompromising, inexorable, ferocious, harsh, implacable, ruthless, rigorous, unyielding, determined, fierce, dogged, unforgiving, single-minded, unstoppable, tenacious, punishing, unflagging, persistent, incessant |