unremittingly
1
8.0
- adverb
- /ˌʌn.rɪˈmɪt.ɪŋ.li/
- So life was so unremittingly awful in Cuba.
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- So life was so unremittingly awful in Cuba.
- I mean, this is just unremittingly brutal because the whole point is that you show people who's the boss.
Examples
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He wants to make her smile, but her starry-eyed study of him is unremittingly solemn.
Fiction book (1990) -
The rain had continued unremittingly, and the water had risen.
Fiction book (1994) -
Nature is abundant and unremittingly cruel from, as it were, a personal point of view.
Academic text (1999) -
But together, these rules and requirements have contributed to a political atmosphere that is unremittingly hostile to nominees.
Academic text (2000) -
Red Sox baseball can be so thoroughly, unremittingly awful that you can stop worrying about every game long before it's time to get back to school.
Blog text (14) -
But whatever the demographic challenges, the economic implications of Western Europe's population outlook are by no means unremittingly bleak.
Academic text (2007) -
Such thoughts accompanied me unremittingly through to the end of our Israel Jubilee tour, which ended in glory in the world's most beautiful city, Jerusalem, where for three days I meditated on the nature of "The Enemy."
Academic text (2008) -
He had come to hate them, almost, because they'd been unremittingly resistant to his wishes and unwilling to disclose their own.
Fiction book (1998) -
In this case, Mamie Bryan corrects and qualifies her husband Leonard's unremittingly positive reminiscences, providing an alternate perspective on their marriage that results in a fuller, more complex story.
Academic text (2017) -
The storm raged unremittingly throughout the night, causing widespread damage.
Synonyms
143
2.9
Happening again and again over time, often with short breaks
113
2.1
In a regular way without stopping
92
2.3
Happens without stopping or pausing
81
2.2
Happens again and again for many days in a row
72
2.3
Without stopping for a very long time
51
4.9
Continuing without stopping in a strong, determined way
34
1.3
Continuing without any stops or pauses
30
4.8
Happening all the time without stopping
21
6.3
In a way that continues without stopping for a long time
14
8.3
In a way that cannot be stopped or changed
6
5.6
In a way that always happens and never fails
6
5.4
Happens every year or for a long time
2
7.5
Continuing very strongly and not becoming less
2
7.6
In a way that goes on for a very long time with no end in sight
2
6.6
In a way that does not stop
2
4.2
Without stopping at any time
1
7.4
In a way that lasts forever
1
5.8
Without stopping for a long time
1
4.5
Nothing can stop it
1
8.5
Without getting tired and not giving up
1
6.3
Without any pause or stop
1
7.2
In a way that keeps working without getting tired
1
8.4
In a way that continues without a break or relief
1
7.0
To go on without stopping or pausing
1
7.5
Acts with steady determination and does not waver
Antonyms
How Persistent
51
4.9
1
8.0
11
3.8
92
2.3
15
6.0
407
2.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
unremittingly = unremitting (semi-transparent) = un + remit + mit + ing + ly
The word is built from 'unremitting' + 'ly', but the root 'remit' is not commonly recognized in this context.
Etymology
Unremittingly starts with un- meaning 'not' and the rest comes from remit, a root related to mission that once meant 'to send' and later 'to let up' or 'become less'. So, to do something unremittingly is to do it 'without stopping' or 'without becoming less'.