unremitting

adjective

un·​re·​mit·​ting ˌən-ri-ˈmi-tiŋ How to pronounce unremitting (audio)
: not remitting : constant, incessant
unremitting pain
unremittingly adverb

Examples of unremitting in a Sentence

She was recognized for her unremitting efforts to improve the lives of people in her city. unremitting rain that lasted for six days
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There seemed to be an element of sadomasochistic play in their relationship, of withholding and succumbing, that contravenes the popular sense of an unremitting dominant-submissive dynamic. Daphne Merkin, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025 Orbital collision warnings can be unremitting. IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025 Amid the fighting, death, and destruction in the east and unremitting nighttime attacks on cities, however, these peacetime atmospherics can seem jarring. Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025 Bob Poole, a transportation policy greybeard at the Reason Foundation, argued that more money is not the solution to the unremitting decay of the U.S. air traffic control system. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unremitting

Word History

First Known Use

1670, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unremitting was in 1670

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“Unremitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unremitting. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.

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unremitting

adjective
un·​re·​mit·​ting ˌən-ri-ˈmit-iŋ How to pronounce unremitting (audio)
: not stopping : unceasing
unremitting pain

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