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unrelenting
un·re·lent·ing U0107800 (ŭn′rĭ-lĕn′tĭng)adj.1. Having or exhibiting uncompromising determination; unyielding: an unrelenting human rights worker.2. Not diminishing in intensity, pace, or effort: an unrelenting ice storm. un′re·lent′ing·ly adv.unrelenting (ˌʌnrɪˈlɛntɪŋ) adj1. refusing to relent or take pity; relentless; merciless2. not diminishing in determination, speed, effort, force, etc ˌunreˈlentingly adv ˌunreˈlentingness nun•re•lent•ing (ˌʌn rɪˈlɛn tɪŋ) adj. 1. not relenting; not swerving in determination or resolution; inflexible. 2. not easing or slackening, as in intensity, speed, or vigor. [1580–90] un`re•lent′ing•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | unrelenting - not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood"grim, inexorable, relentless, unappeasable, unforgiving, sternimplacable - incapable of being placated; "an implacable enemy" | | 2. | unrelenting - harsh; "the brutal summer sun"; "a brutal winter"brutalintense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense" | | 3. | unrelenting - never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums"persistent, relentlesscontinual - occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters" |
unrelentingadjective1. merciless, tough, ruthless, relentless, cruel, stern, inexorable, implacable, intransigent, remorseless, pitiless, unsparing in the face of severe opposition and unrelenting criticism2. steady, constant, continuous, endless, perpetual, continual, unbroken, incessant, unabated, ceaseless, unremitting, unwavering an unrelenting downpour of rainunrelentingadjectiveFirmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will:adamant, adamantine, brassbound, die-hard, grim, implacable, incompliant, inexorable, inflexible, intransigent, iron, obdurate, relentless, remorseless, rigid, stubborn, unbendable, unbending, uncompliant, uncompromising, unyielding.Idiom: stubborn as a mule.Translationsunrelenting
Synonyms for unrelentingadj mercilessSynonyms- merciless
- tough
- ruthless
- relentless
- cruel
- stern
- inexorable
- implacable
- intransigent
- remorseless
- pitiless
- unsparing
adj steadySynonyms- steady
- constant
- continuous
- endless
- perpetual
- continual
- unbroken
- incessant
- unabated
- ceaseless
- unremitting
- unwavering
Synonyms for unrelentingadj firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or willSynonyms- adamant
- adamantine
- brassbound
- die-hard
- grim
- implacable
- incompliant
- inexorable
- inflexible
- intransigent
- iron
- obdurate
- relentless
- remorseless
- rigid
- stubborn
- unbendable
- unbending
- uncompliant
- uncompromising
- unyielding
Synonyms for unrelentingadj not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreatySynonyms- grim
- inexorable
- relentless
- unappeasable
- unforgiving
- stern
Related Wordsadj harshSynonymsRelated Wordsadj never-ceasingSynonymsRelated Words |