relentless

adjective

ri-ˈlent-ləs How to pronounce relentless (audio)
Definition of relentlessnext
as in grim
showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one's purpose the team's offense was relentless in trying to score a touchdown

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Recent Examples of relentless Something also has to give amid such a relentless fixture schedule, with Liverpool in the middle of a run of 10 games in just 28 days by November 8. — Gregg Evans, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026 Its sculptural geometry seems born of chance, gently carved and polished over time by the slow, relentless action of wind and erosion. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026 Declining industrial demand can make the electricity balance sheet look healthier, when the reality is that the economy is deteriorating under the pressure of relentless attacks. — Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026 At the core of Fox’s operations is the relentless focus on the viewers. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for relentless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relentless
  1. grim
  2. determined
  3. persistent
  4. unrelenting
  5. ruthless
Adjective
  • The mood was grim at the Manama Dialogue, an annual security summit in Bahrain organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
    — Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The motto of the franchise is ‘In the grim darkness of the far future, there is nothing but war,’ which could tap into his darker sensibilities, but Flanagan wasn’t giving much away when Deadline probed for an update.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of grim
Adjective
  • Buckmaster will portray Alex Grey, a determined reporter convinced there’s more going on in Split River than anyone is saying.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The court upheld a prosecutor’s decision to file murder charges against a driver who was determined to be legally intoxicated at the time of a fatal crash and drove at high speeds, ran a red light and had a near miss right before.
    — David Swanson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of determined
Adjective
  • For now, weekly cases of dengue are slowing a bit, while still persistent, in Florida as the state welcomes cooler, drier air.
    — Jessica Meszaros, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Every microservice and Kubernetes workload must be right-sized upfront—CPU limits, memory requests, persistent and ephemeral storage, and GPU allocation.
    — Karan Alang, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of persistent
Adjective
  • But the unrelenting efforts of survivors led Congress to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act in late 2025, which Trump signed into law, leading to the release of millions of FBI and Department of Justice files on the case earlier this year.
    — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers failed to reach the World Series for the third consecutive season, getting swept by the unrelenting Milwaukee Brewers superteam.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of unrelenting
Adjective
  • In Kate’s office, Bromilow is Agnes, Kate’s boss, with an apex predator’s instincts and a medieval court’s management style; Macmillan plays Brian an effortlessly charming, quietly ruthless high-flyer; Hill is Georgie, Kate’s cunning rival.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The ruthless county SHEriff has professional-grade acetone running through her veins.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of ruthless

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“Relentless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relentless. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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