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Antonyms for relentless
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : ri-lent-lis |
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈlɛnt lɪs |
Definition of relentless
Origin :- 1590s, from relent + -less. Related: Relentlessly; relentlessness.
- adj cruel, merciless
- adj continuous, neverending
- "And that isn't the worst of it," the relentless daughter broke in.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- What have I done that you should follow me with this relentless spite?
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- The nobleman tried yet harder, yet could not please his relentless critic.
- Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
- They were businesslike, relentless, cold, they belonged to the world of the harbor!
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- "Not that it would make any difference if she stayed," pursued the relentless George.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
- I doubted not that, true to his relentless purpose, he was spreading the news that he had learnt.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
- The noon sun was relentless; nowhere was there relief from it.
- Extract from : « One Martian Afternoon » by Tom Leahy
- But to this Andre-Louis offered the most relentless opposition.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- Here then, was the weak spot in the armor of this relentless millionaire—his daughter.
- Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
- The relentless, menacing tone chilled him and sapped his self-control.
- Extract from : « Australia Revenged » by Boomerang
Synonyms for relentless
- adamant
- bound
- bound and determined
- dead set on
- determined
- dogged
- ferocious
- fierce
- go for broke
- grim
- hang in
- hang-tough
- hard
- harsh
- implacable
- incessant
- inexorable
- inflexible
- inhuman
- mortal
- nonstop
- obdurate
- persistent
- pertinacious
- pitiless
- punishing
- remorseless
- rigid
- rigorous
- ruthless
- single-minded
- stiff
- stop at nothing
- strict
- stringent
- sustained
- tenacious
- unabated
- unappeasable
- unbending
- unbroken
- uncompromising
- undeviating
- unfaltering
- unflagging
- unflinching
- unforgiving
- unrelenting
- unrelieved
- unremitting
- unstoppable
- unyielding
- vindictive
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