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unrelenting

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not relenting; not yielding in strength, severity, or determination.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unyielding, brutal, hard, harsh, stern, cruel, relentless

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having no pity; not being or becoming lenient, mild, gentle, or merciful.

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, relentless

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

harsh

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the brutal summer sun
  • a brutal winter

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brutal

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

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
  • relentless persecution
  • the stern demands of parenthood

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From un- + relenting.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: непримирим (neprimirim) — not relenting
  • Catalan: despietat — not relenting
  • Catalan: implacable — not relenting
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不松懈的 — not relenting
  • Dutch: meedogenloos — not relenting
  • Finnish: armoton — not relenting
  • Finnish: heltymätön — not relenting
  • Finnish: leppymätön — not relenting
  • French: implacable — not relenting
  • French: impitoyable — not relenting
  • Georgian: ულმობელი (ulmobeli) — not relenting
  • German: unerbittlich — not relenting
  • German: unnachgiebig — not relenting
  • German: unnachlässig — not relenting
  • Indonesian: tidak berampun — not relenting
  • Italian: spietato — not relenting
  • Italian: implacabile — not relenting
  • Māori: papahueke — not relenting
  • Portuguese: implacável — not relenting
  • Portuguese: rigoroso — not relenting
  • Portuguese: severo — not relenting
  • Spanish: no cediente — not relenting
  • Spanish: implacable — not relenting
  • Spanish: incesante — not relenting
  • Spanish: imparable — not relenting
  • Spanish: constante — not relenting
  • German: erbarmungslos — having no pity
  • German: gnadenlos — having no pity