1
: not slowing down, stopping, or growing weaker
unrelenting pressure
The pain is unrelenting. [=the pain never stops]
She has endured unrelenting [=relentless] criticism.
2
—used to describe someone who does something in a constant and determined way without stopping or becoming less forceful
an unrelenting taskmaster
She was unrelenting in her demands for justice.
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“Unrelenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/unrelenting. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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