unrelenting
adjective
un·re·lent·ing
ˌən-ri-ˈlen-tiŋ 
2
: not letting up or weakening in vigor or pace : constant
the unrelenting struggle
Synonyms
- adamant
- adamantine
- bullheaded
- dogged
- hard
- hard-nosed
- hardened
- hardheaded
- headstrong
- immovable
- implacable
- inconvincible
- inflexible
- intransigent
- mulish
- obdurate
- obstinate
- opinionated
- ossified
- pat
- pertinacious
- perverse
- pigheaded
- self-opinionated
- self-willed
- stiff-necked
- stubborn
- unbending
- uncompromising
- unyielding
- willful
- wilful
Examples of unrelenting in a Sentence
that professor tends to be unrelenting about deadlines
unrelenting in the pursuit of equality for all races
Recent Examples on the Web
Somewhat unsurprisingly, given an unrelenting remit of climate anxieties and global unrest, this tendency has left no genre untouched.
—
Ben Croll, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
The group’s unrelenting coordinated attacks began on February 29 against police stations, prisons, key government infrastructure and other facilities with the goal of deposing the current government.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Investors may learn a lot about the significance of adaptable leadership, strategic clarity, and the unrelenting pursuit of operational excellence from observing how Boeing handles its crisis following GE's continuing turnaround under Culp's leadership, although his job is almost complete.
—Jim Osman, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Over the past few years, more employers have started offering childcare benefits as working parents, particularly mothers, deal with an unrelenting caregiving crisis.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
The unrelenting grief from such a senseless murder has been heartbreaking.
—Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
She’s been ill almost nonstop since, rarely able to leave her home due to her unrelenting exhaustion and cognitive dysfunction.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 15 Mar. 2024
For all of its advantages, the FDA approval has a sobering effect on the unrelenting hype around GLP-1s.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
Read the Winning Stories Two Weeks at the Front in Ukraine
In the trenches in the Donbas, infantrymen face unrelenting horrors, from missiles to grenades to helicopter fire.
—The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
Ben Croll, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
The group’s unrelenting coordinated attacks began on February 29 against police stations, prisons, key government infrastructure and other facilities with the goal of deposing the current government.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Investors may learn a lot about the significance of adaptable leadership, strategic clarity, and the unrelenting pursuit of operational excellence from observing how Boeing handles its crisis following GE's continuing turnaround under Culp's leadership, although his job is almost complete.
—Jim Osman, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Over the past few years, more employers have started offering childcare benefits as working parents, particularly mothers, deal with an unrelenting caregiving crisis.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
The unrelenting grief from such a senseless murder has been heartbreaking.
—Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
She’s been ill almost nonstop since, rarely able to leave her home due to her unrelenting exhaustion and cognitive dysfunction.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 15 Mar. 2024
For all of its advantages, the FDA approval has a sobering effect on the unrelenting hype around GLP-1s.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
Read the Winning Stories Two Weeks at the Front in Ukraine
In the trenches in the Donbas, infantrymen face unrelenting horrors, from missiles to grenades to helicopter fire.
—The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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unrelenting
adjective
un·re·lent·ing
ˌən-ri-ˈlent-iŋ
2
: not letting up or weakening in energy or pace
our unrelenting struggle for freedom
unrelentingly
adverb
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