Definition of relentless Relentless

/ɹɪlɛˈntlɪs/ - [rilentlis] - re•lent•less

We found 6 definitions of relentless from 4 different sources.

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What does relentless mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

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, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting
  implacable incapable of being placated; "an implacable enemy"
relentless - never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums"
  persistent, unrelenting
  continual occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • relentless (a.)
    Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness; unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless despotism.

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  • relentless
    Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.

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