unrelenting

adjective

un·​re·​lent·​ing ˌən-ri-ˈlen-tiŋ How to pronounce unrelenting (audio)
1
: not softening or yielding in determination : hard, stern
an unrelenting leader
2
: not letting up or weakening in vigor or pace : constant
the unrelenting struggle
unrelentingly adverb

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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The decade between his humiliation of 1945 and his departure as prime minister was marked by cataclysmic change and unrelenting Cold War danger. Robert Schmuhl, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025 Thunderstorms could bring hail downpours from southern Nebraska to Canada, with wind gusts possibly reaching 85 miles per hour. Bouts of severe weather coupled with unrelenting heat threaten to provide Americans with a tumultuous and possibly deadly weather week, forecasters say. John Bacon, USA Today, 20 July 2025 Some six years after his death, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein is again in the spotlight, this one cast by President Trump’s unrelenting MAGA base. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025 Amid the White House’s unrelenting pressure campaign on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, President Donald Trump has not only demanded that the central bank to cut rates but to lower them all the way to 1%. Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unrelenting

Word History

First Known Use

1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of unrelenting was in 1590

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“Unrelenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrelenting. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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unrelenting

adjective
un·​re·​lent·​ing ˌən-ri-ˈlent-iŋ How to pronounce unrelenting (audio)
1
: not softening or giving in easily : hard, stern
2
: not letting up or weakening in energy or pace
our unrelenting struggle for freedom
unrelentingly adverb

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