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relentless

[ ri-lent-lis ]

adjective

  1. not easing or slackening; maintaining speed, vigor, etc.:

    a relentless barrage of bad news.

  2. unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh:

    a relentless crackdown on human rights.

    Synonyms: unyielding, adamant, obdurate, unbending, rigid

    Antonyms: merciful



relentless

/ rɪˈlɛntlɪs /

adjective

  1. (of an enemy, hostile attitude, etc) implacable; inflexible; inexorable
  2. (of pace or intensity) sustained; unremitting


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Derived Forms

  • reˈlentlessly, adverb
  • reˈlentlessness, noun

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Other Words From

  • re·lent·less·ly adverb
  • re·lent·less·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of relentless1

First recorded in 1585–95; relent + -less

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Example Sentences

The Aces did not lead the league in the latter category — they were tied for fourth — but that kind of stat fails to convey just how the Aces keep up that relentless pace even after the initial scoring opportunity evaporates.

The relentless rally led Tesla to announce plans to split the stock in order to make it more accessible to individual holders, a move that can drive up demand for the shares.

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Personally, I suspect many phone users will be keen to upgrade their devices if only because relentless disinfection with potent chemicals has damaged their screens.

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The voters were relentless in vetting their candidate and held high expectations.

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This was achieved only by a relentless program of technical advances.

The successful World Cup bids of both Russia and Qatar have come under relentless scrutiny that has ultimately changed little.

Make way not for ducklings but for relentless darkness: so the operative mantra goes.

Stasio and his team found U.S. forces under relentless assault from insurgents, roadside bombers, and mortar attacks.

Now it is a race against time to see which moves faster—those suffering from the relentless problems or those who can stop them.

But "the cards never forgive," and as a rule Dame Fortune is relentless to the reckless player.

No, there was nothing to worry about as long as that relentless hunter of criminals known as the Black Hood kept off their tail.

It wouldnt be so bad, she said, Gales arm about her shoulders, if Relentless Rudolph would stop laughing.

But the relentless old man went on: 'My lords, to tear from the evil fruit its whole covering, I have but two words to say.

You were relentless, you pursued it to perfection, you laid our motives bare and you beat them raw, each and every one.

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