relentless
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5.1
- adjective
- /rɪˈlɛntləs/
:
implacable
- For these few minutes, nothing mattered except Cy and her relentless love for him.
- relentless pursuit
- relentless efforts
- relentless pressure
It was just, you know, relentless work, relentless pursuit.
- It was just, you know, relentless work, relentless pursuit.
- So, and, and there was just this relentless push to get better.
- So this is a slow but relentless breakdown process.
- But that's the vision and that's I've been relentless every single day since that.
- And then he's just, he is relentless in trying to make something great.
- She just kept constant, relentless track of every aspect of our lives.
- I was relentless in focusing on what wasn't working.
- They don't like what they see as relentless churn and change.
- Passion that manifested in the form of relentless hard work.
- Academics give relentless effort, focus on execution.
- But once Al had his mind made-up, he was relentless.
- One common trait across every successful founder is they were relentless.
Examples
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Academics give relentless effort, focus on execution.
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The print media has been relentless in criticizing both existing institutions and the political class.
Academic text (1991) -
So, and, and there was just this relentless push to get better.
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Well, that relentless piece is where this one degree of change comes in.
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So this is a slow but relentless breakdown process.
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This story at the very least, warrants relentless investigation.
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I was relentless in focusing on what wasn't working.
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You will hold your curled head high and continue your relentless pursuit of lost youth.
Fiction book (1991) -
And despite a relentless media barrage, the other side remains convinced there was widespread election fraud.
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The relentless rain continued throughout the night, soaking everything in its path.
Synonyms
198
2.5
Happens all the time without stopping
93
5.8
Lasting for a very long time without stopping
82
4.9
Lasting for a long time and not stopping easily
42
1.3
Continuing without any stops or pauses
35
5.8
Not willing to forgive someone and acting without mercy
30
6.3
Happening all the time without stopping
28
7.0
Not stopping and not getting less strong
22
5.8
Being firm in belief or support that does not change
22
3.9
Lasting a long time without stopping or getting weaker
19
4.1
Lasting a long time without stopping
13
7.5
Lasting a very long time and making you bored or annoyed
11
8.6
Impossible to stop or change
9
4.9
Not stopping or pausing for a long time
9
8.6
Not able to be calmed and showing firm, unchanging anger or opposition
5
9.3
Always continuing to work without becoming tired
3
7.5
Always having energy and not giving up
1
4.7
Being very determined and refusing to give up
1
6.0
Continuing without stopping
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Very determined and unwilling to give up when trying to reach a goal
How Persistent
Surface Forms
Morphology
relentless = relent (opaque) = re + lent + less
The word 'relentless' is derived from 'relent' with the suffix '-less', but the meaning has shifted to imply persistence rather than the absence of relenting.
Etymology
Relentless comes from the verb relent, which meant 'to become less harsh' and is related to the same root as lenient ('gentle'), plus the ending -less meaning 'without'. So relentless literally means 'without becoming gentle', which is why it describes something that never stops or becomes less strong.