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Definition of unrelenting adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unrelenting

adjective
 
/ˌʌnrɪˈlentɪŋ/
 
/ˌʌnrɪˈlentɪŋ/
(formal)
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  1. (of an unpleasant situation) not stopping or becoming less severe synonym relentless
    • unrelenting pressure
    • The heat was unrelenting.
    Extra Examples
    • Their success was the result of unrelenting hard work.
    • There had been an unrelenting stream of legislative change.
  2. if a person is unrelenting, they continue with something without considering the feelings of other people synonym relentless
    • She is one of the president's most unrelenting critics.
    • He was unrelenting in his search for the truth about his father.
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