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relentless

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of relentless

showing no signs of slackening or yielding in oneʼs purpose

the teamʼs offense was relentless in trying to score a touchdown

Synonyms of relentless

determined, dogged, grim, implacable, unappeasable, unflinching, unrelenting, unyielding

Words Related to relentless

persevering, persistent, tenacious

hard, hardheaded, headstrong, intractable, mulish, obdurate, opinionated, peevish, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, self-willed, stubborn, uncooperative, willful (or wilful)

merciless, ruthless, unforgiving

Near Antonyms of relentless

slackening, softening, yielding

impotent, invertebrate, slack, spineless, weak

complaisant, obliging, pliable, pliant

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