- not relenting; harsh; pitiless
- persistent; unremitting
The sandstorms are relentless in the Saharan Desert.
The definition of relentless is persistent or unyielding.
An example of relentless is a four-hour sand storm in the desert.
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relentless
adjective
- Unyielding in severity or strictness; unrelenting: relentless persecution.
- Steady and persistent; unremitting: a relentless drumbeat.
Related Forms:
- re·lent′less·ly
adverb
- re·lent′less·ness
noun
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Adjective
(comparative more relentless, superlative most relentless)
- Unrelenting or unyielding in severity
- Unremitting, steady and persistent
Origin
relent +"Ž -less
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Sentence Examples
- She had relentless determination to finish the project.
- Their relentless use of water caused a flood in their lawn.
- They were the most relentless of all the warriors.
- He led a strong fight against the relentless rulings of the committee.
- Albert was a man of relentless energy and boundless ambition.
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WORDS NEAR relentless IN THE DICTIONARY
- relentless
- relenteth
- relenting
- relentingly