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
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Our priority is to support our customers through this incident and to continue our unrelenting focus on data security.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
Growth — heady, unrelenting — was not only the natural order of things, but an affirmation.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Hurricanes churn with unrelenting power, reshaping coastlines and leaving ecosystems in chaos.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Unrelenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrelenting. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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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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