unrelenting.

Continuing without becoming less severe, forceful, or determined.

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Words that belong together

• unrelenting pressure
• unrelenting heat

On the page

Unrelenting heat drove the work crew into the shadow of the hangar.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more unrelenting; superlative most unrelenting when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, character. Commonness: moderately common.