Unrelenting | Definition of unrelenting by Merriam-Webster

Full Definition of UNRELENTING

1

: not softening or yielding in determination : hard, stern <an unrelenting leader>

2

: not letting up or weakening in vigor or pace : constant <the unrelenting struggle>

— un·re·lent·ing·ly \-tiŋ-lē\ adverb

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First Known Use of UNRELENTING

1588

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Synonyms: adamant, adamantine, bullheaded, dogged, hard, hardened, hardheaded, hard-nosed, headstrong, immovable, implacable, inconvincible, inflexible, intransigent, mulish, obdurate, opinionated, ossified, pat, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, self-opinionated, self-willed, stiff-necked, stubborn, unbending, uncompromising, obstinate, unyielding, willful (or wilful)

Antonyms: acquiescent, agreeable, amenable, compliant, complying, flexible, pliable, pliant, relenting, yielding

Definition of UNRELENTING for Kids

1

: not giving in or softening in determination : stern

2

: not letting up or weakening in energy or pace <… even though it was late in the day, the sun was unrelenting. — Pam Muñoz Ryan, Esperanza Rising>

— un·re·lent·ing·ly adverb

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