unrelenting

Adjective
US[uhn-ree-len-ting]/ˌʌnriˈlɛntɪŋ/4 syllables
Synonyms: griminexorablerelentlesssternunappeasableunforgivingbrutalpersistent

Open English WordNet

Adjective (3)

  1. not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty“grim determination”“grim necessity”“Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty”“relentless persecution”“the stern demands of parenthood”Synonyms: griminexorablerelentlesssternunappeasableunforgivingOpposite placableSimilar implacable
  2. punishingly harsh“the brutal summer sun”“a brutal winter”Synonyms: brutalOpposite mildSimilar intense
  3. never-ceasing“the relentless beat of the drums”Synonyms: persistentrelentlessOpposite sporadicSimilar continual
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Un′re·lent′ing adjective

Not relenting; unyielding; rigid; hard; stern; cruel. — Un′wb-a2′>′re·lent′wb-a1′>′ing·ly, adverb — Un′wb-a2′>′re·lent′wb-a1′>′ing·ness, noun

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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