unrelenting
adjective
un·re·lent·ing
ˌən-ri-ˈlen-tiŋ 
2
: not letting up or weakening in vigor or pace : constant
the unrelenting struggle
Synonyms
- adamant
- adamantine
- bullheaded
- dogged
- hard
- hard-nosed
- hardened
- hardheaded
- headstrong
- immovable
- implacable
- inconvincible
- inflexible
- intransigent
- mulish
- obdurate
- obstinate
- opinionated
- ossified
- pat
- pertinacious
- perverse
- pigheaded
- self-opinionated
- self-willed
- stiff-necked
- stubborn
- unbending
- uncompromising
- unyielding
- willful
- wilful
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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EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Life at home, however, is an unrelenting balancing act.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Although pressure for decarbonization remains unrelenting, this investment approach has clear limitations for commercial aviation – the business of flying aircraft with more than 100 seats.
—Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Instead, the focus in the final push has been for those low-likelihood voters with knocks to their doors, with digital ads aimed at specific demographics, and unrelenting phone calls.
—Philip Eliott / Detroit, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Unrelenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrelenting. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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unrelenting
adjective
un·re·lent·ing
ˌən-ri-ˈlent-iŋ
2
: not letting up or weakening in energy or pace
our unrelenting struggle for freedom
unrelentingly
adverb
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