unrelenting
unrelenting
Definition
un·re·lent·ing (-ri len′tiŋ)
adjective
- refusing to yield or relent; inflexible; relentless
- without mercy or compassion
- not relaxing or slackening, as in effort, speed, etc.
- unrelated
- unrelaxed
unrelenting
Synonyms
unrelenting
Usage Examples
Used with adjective complement
- seem: The questioning, which at times seems unrelenting, was sustained over a two, sometimes three day period.
Modifies a noun
- assault: This interview was special to me because of Jeremy's unrelenting assault on how you can bring meaning to your life everyday.
- pressure: What is missing is a constant, unrelenting pressure to provide the best service for customers.
- pace: Meantime back at the Parliamentary coal face the pace of legislation continues at an unrelenting pace.
- desire: In the quantum world, as in life, it's by an unrelenting desire to try and try.
- poverty: The impact of such widespread unrelenting poverty on children is vicious.
- heat: For the soldiers, the harsh reality of desert survival especially the unrelenting heat proved testing.
Modifying Another Word
- so: The movie feels so unrelenting, so horrible, because of the organic, naturalistic way that Hooper films the action.
Preposition: in
- defense: We'll be unrelenting in the defense of free nations, and rise to the hard demands of dangerous times.
Browse dictionary entries near unrelenting
- unrelated
- unregulated
- unregenerate
- unrefined
- unreeve
- unreel
- unreconstructed
- unrecognizable
- unreasoning
- unreasonably
- unreliable
- unreliably
- unreligious
- unremitting
- unrepentant
- unrequited
- unreserve
- unreserved
- unresolved
- unrest
