Synonyms of unrelenting

unrelenting

adjective

ˌən-ri-ˈlen-tiŋ 

1

as in adamant

sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion

that professor tends to be unrelenting about deadlines

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adamant
• stubborn
• steadfast
• uncompromising
• hardened
• implacable
• unyielding
• wilful
• obsessive
• unbending
• intransigent
• obstinate
• dogged
• willful
• obdurate
• relentless
• mulish
• hard
• persistent
• immovable
• bullheaded
• perverse
• pertinacious
• inflexible
• adamantine
• opinionated
• headstrong
• pat
• strict
• hardheaded
• ossified
• determined
• hard-nosed
• pigheaded
• self-willed
• deaf to reason
• inexorable
• inconvincible
• unflinching
• iron
• stiff-necked
• severe
• tenacious
• stern
• self-opinionated
• rigid
• defiant
• wayward
• resolved
• wrongheaded
• hard-line
• single-minded
• firm
• contrary
• cantankerous
• uncooperative
• intractable
• unmanageable
• anal-retentive
• stouthearted
• recalcitrant
• indomitable
• hidebound
• narrow-minded
• mutinous
• contumacious
• hard-shell
• refractory
• unconquerable
• disobedient
• unruly
• demanding
• insubordinate
• hell-bent
• insurgent
• invincible
• bloody-minded
• exacting
• ungovernable
• set
• hard-shelled
• inveterate
• cussed
• confirmed
• froward
• unregenerate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• complying
• flexible
• compliant
• acquiescent
• agreeable
• yielding
• amenable
• pliant
• obedient
• pliable
• docile
• submissive
• responsive
• tractable
• willing
• receptive
• relenting
• accepting
• reasonable
• manageable
• placable
• temperate
• slavish
• subservient
• persuadable
• governable

2

as in relentless

showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one's purpose

unrelenting in the pursuit of equality for all races

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relentless
• grim
• determined
• persistent
• implacable
• unflinching
• unyielding
• ruthless
• dogged
• stubborn
• unappeasable
• willful
• merciless
• hard
• tenacious
• wilful
• obdurate
• uncooperative
• intractable
• mulish
• peevish
• unforgiving
• perverse
• persevering
• pertinacious
• opinionated
• headstrong
• hardheaded
• pigheaded
• self-willed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• softening
• yielding
• weak
• impotent
• slack
• slackening
• spineless
• invertebrate
• pliant
• complaisant
• pliable
• obliging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unrelenting

Despite the fear and unrelenting complications, Jenkins remains hopeful and determined to fight and take control of her health over time. —Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025

Opening windows at night is simply not an option due to the unrelenting noise. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025

In 2025, in order to win the day’s news coverage, Trump is flooding the media with an unrelenting tidal wave of news content to dominate and vanquish the zone. —Jennifer Mercieca, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025

The Oklahoma City Thunder clinched a spot in the NBA Playoffs after beating the Boston Celtics 118-112 Wednesday in a thrilling game defined by physicality and Boston’s unrelenting dedication to shooting the 3, setting a franchise record with 63 attempts. —Jay King, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025