relentlessness

noun

Definition of relentlessnessnext
1
as in severity

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2
as in inexorability

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relentlessness
  1. severity
  2. likelihood
  3. vehemence
  4. hostility
  5. virulence
  6. bile
Noun
  • Walking has been shown to improve strength, stamina, and flexibility and reduce the risk or severity of several chronic health concerns.
    Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN, LD, Health, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Accidents are on the rise: The number and severity of collisions have gone up, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, fueled by more distracted driving and rising speed limits.
    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of severity
Noun
  • Oregon will, in all likelihood, be the one-seed in the playoff, and despite the loss, Penn State is certainly in the running to host a game in the first round.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Amnesty International says there is no time to waste and has warned the U.S. to stop sending weapons to Israel because of the likelihood, Margaret, that these would be used for war crimes or genocide.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of likelihood
Noun
  • While Tomlin’s not about to start dropping F-bombs on the airwaves, the vehemence of his response to a momentary disruption of concentration should serve as a reminder that sideline reporters perform a largely thankless job.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Sep. 2024
  • The union voted by a nearly unanimous tally - 96 percent - to strike, indicating a serious failure to understand the vehemence with which the union workers expected a fulfillment of their demands.
    Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Definition of vehemence
Noun
  • The Jordanian government announced the closure of the crossing amid the hostility.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
  • TikTok has long denied having any links to the Chinese government, and the federal government has not made public any of the specific intelligence it’s used to justify its hostility against the company.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of hostility
Noun
  • An ePPP is a pathogen that has been modified to enhance its transmissibility and virulence.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Still others are investigating viruses that attack Bd and eventually might be used to reduce its virulence.
    Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of virulence
Noun
  • Beatles ‘64 reminds viewers just how much skepticism and outright bile the band faced upon their American arrival, chiefly from males of a certain age.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • This occurs because bile builds up in the blood, which contains a yellow waste substance called bilirubin.
    Brittany Risher, SELF, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of bile
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