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relentless
re·lent·less R0139200 (rĭ-lĕnt′lĭs)adj.1. Unyielding in severity or strictness; unrelenting: relentless persecution.2. Steady and persistent; unremitting: a relentless drumbeat. re·lent′less·ly adv.re·lent′less·ness n.relentless (rɪˈlɛntlɪs) adj1. (of an enemy, hostile attitude, etc) implacable; inflexible; inexorable2. (of pace or intensity) sustained; unremitting reˈlentlessly adv reˈlentlessness nre•lent•less (rɪˈlɛnt lɪs) adj. unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh; unrelenting. [1585–95] re•lent′less•ly, adv. re•lent′less•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | relentless - 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"grim, inexorable, unappeasable, unrelenting, unforgiving, sternimplacable - incapable of being placated; "an implacable enemy" | | 2. | relentless - never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums"persistent, unrelentingcontinual - occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters" |
relentlessadjective1. merciless, hard, fierce, harsh, cruel, grim, ruthless, uncompromising, unstoppable, inflexible, unrelenting, unforgiving, inexorable, implacable, unyielding, remorseless, pitiless, undeviating He was the most relentless enemy I have ever known. merciless yielding, forgiving, compassionate, submissive, merciful2. unremitting, sustained, punishing, persistent, unstoppable, unbroken, unrelenting, incessant, unabated, nonstop, unrelieved, unflagging, unfaltering The pressure now was relentless.relentlessadjective1. Firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will:adamant, adamantine, brassbound, die-hard, grim, implacable, incompliant, inexorable, inflexible, intransigent, iron, obdurate, remorseless, rigid, stubborn, unbendable, unbending, uncompliant, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding.Idiom: stubborn as a mule.2. Existing or occurring without interruption or end:around-the-clock, ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, endless, eternal, everlasting, incessant, interminable, nonstop, ongoing, perpetual, persistent, round-the-clock, timeless, unceasing, unending, unfailing, uninterrupted, unremitting.Translationsrelent (rəˈlent) verb to become less severe or unkind; to agree after refusing at first. At first she wouldn't let them go to the cinema, but in the end she relented. 變得較寬容,態度軟化 变温和发慈悲,变宽厚 reˈlentless adjective without pity; not allowing anything to keep one from what one is doing or trying to do. The police fight a relentless battle against crime. 毫不留情的,不屈不撓的 不留情的,无情的,无怜悯心的,不放弃的无情的 reˈlentlessly adverb 毫不留情地 无情地,不屈不挠地 reˈlentlessness noun 冷酷無情 严酷无情
relentless
Synonyms for relentlessadj mercilessSynonyms- merciless
- hard
- fierce
- harsh
- cruel
- grim
- ruthless
- uncompromising
- unstoppable
- inflexible
- unrelenting
- unforgiving
- inexorable
- implacable
- unyielding
- remorseless
- pitiless
- undeviating
Antonyms- yielding
- forgiving
- compassionate
- submissive
- merciful
adj unremittingSynonyms- unremitting
- sustained
- punishing
- persistent
- unstoppable
- unbroken
- unrelenting
- incessant
- unabated
- nonstop
- unrelieved
- unflagging
- unfaltering
Synonyms for relentlessadj firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or willSynonyms- adamant
- adamantine
- brassbound
- die-hard
- grim
- implacable
- incompliant
- inexorable
- inflexible
- intransigent
- iron
- obdurate
- remorseless
- rigid
- stubborn
- unbendable
- unbending
- uncompliant
- uncompromising
- unrelenting
- unyielding
adj existing or occurring without interruption or endSynonyms- around-the-clock
- ceaseless
- constant
- continual
- continuous
- endless
- eternal
- everlasting
- incessant
- interminable
- nonstop
- ongoing
- perpetual
- persistent
- round-the-clock
- timeless
- unceasing
- unending
- unfailing
- uninterrupted
- unremitting
Synonyms for relentlessadj not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreatySynonyms- grim
- inexorable
- unappeasable
- unrelenting
- unforgiving
- stern
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