Meaning & use
relentless
Continuing in a persistent and unyielding way, without slowing down or stopping.
See it in a sentence
The relentless rain flooded streets across the entire city.
Her relentless practice schedule eventually paid off at the national championship.
A note on using this word
Relentless can describe both admirable determination and exhausting, oppressive pressure, depending on context.
Words with a similar meaning
unremittingpersistentunyielding
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
sporadicintermittent
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