adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ɹɪˈlɛntləs/
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CMU ARPABET:R IH0 L EH1 N T L IH0 S
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Unrelenting or unyielding in severity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Steady and persistent; unremitting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
never-ceasing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the relentless beat of the drums
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: persistent, unrelenting
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
grim determination
grim necessity
Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty
Etymology tree English relent Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English relentless From relent + -less.
Across languages
Translations
69 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
عَدِيم الشَّفَقَة
(ʕadīm aš-šafaqa)
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Arabic:
قَاسٍ
(qāsin)
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Bulgarian:
неумоли́м
(neumolím)
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Bulgarian:
непрекло́нен
(nepreklónen)
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Catalan:
implacable
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Chinese Mandarin:
永無止境 /永无止境
(yǒngwúzhǐjìng)
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Czech:
neúprosný
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Czech:
nelítostný
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Czech:
nemilosrdný
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Czech:
nesmiřitelný
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Dutch:
meedogenloos
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Finnish:
leppymätön
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Finnish:
säälimätön
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Finnish:
heltymätön
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
French:
implacable
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
French:
impitoyable
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Galician:
implacábel
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Galician:
desapiadado
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Georgian:
დაუცხრომელი
(daucxromeli)
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Georgian:
დაუღალავი
(dauɣalavi)
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Georgian:
ულმობელი
(ulmobeli)
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
German:
unnachgiebig
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
German:
unbarmherzig
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
German:
unnachsichtig
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
German:
unerbittlich
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Irish:
gan staonadh
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Italian:
implacabile
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Māori:
papahueke
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Polish:
nieubłagany
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Polish:
nieugięty
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Polish:
nieustępliwy
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Portuguese:
implacável
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Romanian:
sever
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Russian:
неумоли́мый
(neumolímyj)
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Russian:
непрекло́нный
(nepreklónnyj)
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Russian:
беспоща́дный
(bespoščádnyj)
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Russian:
безжа́лостный
(bezžálostnyj)
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Spanish:
no relenteciente
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Ukrainian:
безжа́лісний
(bezžálisnyj)
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Ukrainian:
безжа́льний
(bezžálʹnyj)
— unrelenting or unyielding in severity
Bulgarian:
неотсла́бващ
(neotslábvašt)
— steady and persistent
Catalan:
inexorable
— steady and persistent
Czech:
nepolevující
— steady and persistent
Czech:
trvalý
— steady and persistent
Czech:
vytrvalý
— steady and persistent
Czech:
neochabujicí
— steady and persistent
Czech:
neustálý
— steady and persistent
Czech:
nepřetržitý
— steady and persistent
Czech:
nekonečný
— steady and persistent
Dutch:
voortdurend
— steady and persistent
Finnish:
periksiantamaton
— steady and persistent
Finnish:
sinnikäs
— steady and persistent
French:
tenace
— steady and persistent
Galician:
inexorábel
— steady and persistent
Galician:
incesante
— steady and persistent
German:
unablässig
— steady and persistent
German:
unermüdlich
— steady and persistent
Irish:
síorleanúnach
— steady and persistent
Italian:
tenace
— steady and persistent
Latin:
inexōrābilis
— steady and persistent
Māori:
āwai
— steady and persistent
Māori:
papahueke
— steady and persistent
Norwegian Bokmål:
nådeløs
— steady and persistent
Polish:
bezustanny
— steady and persistent
Portuguese:
inexorável
— steady and persistent
Russian:
упо́рный
(upórnyj)
— steady and persistent
Russian:
неослабева́ющий
(neoslabevájuščij)
— steady and persistent
Spanish:
no relenteciente
— steady and persistent
Ukrainian:
невпи́нний
(nevpýnnyj)
— steady and persistent