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unrelenting - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'unrelenting' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Unrelenting [ a.]
- Not relenting; unyielding; rigid; hard; stern; cruel.

Meaning of 'unrelenting' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . unrelenting [ s]
Meaning (1):
- punishingly harsh
Example in sentence:
  • a brutal winter;
  • the brutal summer sun
Meaning (2):
- not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
Example in sentence:
  • grim determination;
  • grim necessity;
  • relentless persecution;
  • Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty;
  • the stern demands of parenthood
Meaning (3):
- never-ceasing
Example in sentence:
  • the relentless beat of the drums

Nearby Words:

unravel unravelment unrazored unread unreadiness unready unreal unreality unrealize unreally

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