relentlessness

noun

1
as in severity

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2
as in inexorability

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Recent Examples of relentlessness The same relentlessness that built Ackman’s reputation as a scourge of corporate excess—and, to critics, a bully spoiling for a fight—has increasingly spilled beyond balance sheets and boardrooms. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026 Errors of execution and discipline forced by the relentlessness of a French team stripped of many of its leading players meant New Zealand was unable to secure its win until the final minutes. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 Control can look like leadership, urgency can look like commitment, and relentlessness can look like excellence. — Dr. Shaoqing Sun, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 The film has a propulsive rhythm to it, a relentlessness, even as Wilde and editors Yorgos Mavropsaridis and Anthony Boys know when to ease off the throttle and take it easy for a bit. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026 Minnesota dominated the paint – 38 points in the paint to the Valkyries’ 22 – and Williams was central to the relentlessness. — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 20 June 2026 His relentlessness and aggression with and without possession will be an asset to any top team. — David Ornstein, New York Times, 16 June 2026 How else to explain such relentlessness, such a refusal to stop even when most everyone would quit? — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 June 2026 But the Canes are built in the image of Brind’Amour, playing with a suffocating 200-foot relentlessness that has produced a 12-1 playoff record so far. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relentlessness
  1. severity
  2. inexorability
  3. sternness
  4. likelihood
  5. vehemence
  6. gruffness
  7. hostility
  8. harshness
Noun
  • The report also examined whether models could achieve arbitrary code execution (ACE)—a high-severity exploit outcome that allows attackers to take control of a target system.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
  • If you’re offered surgery, ask specifically whether endoscopic decompression is an option and what your electrodiagnostic results say about severity.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of severity
Noun
  • The events set in motion at the end of Season 2 do flip the boulder that starts to roll down the hill, and there is the sense of inexorability.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 June 2026
  • These poems are plainspoken, emotionally direct, haunted by the past and the inexorability of time.
    — Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Definition of inexorability
Noun
  • Saura had a large sense of the humor, which struck those who got to know him, belying the sternness of his public visage with his playful banter and frequent chuckle.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Definition of sternness
Noun
  • Adler said studies show that when one partner strangles another, the likelihood of a victim being killed by that partner goes up 750%.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 28 July 2026
  • Statins can also modestly increase blood sugar and the likelihood of developing diabetes, especially in people who already have risk factors for diabetes.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Definition of likelihood
Noun
  • Less than a minute later, Kerr found a new level of vehemence after the Clippers’ John Collins wasn’t called for goaltending on a shot by Gary Payton II.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Such vehemence looked awkward just a few hours later, when The Athletic broke the news that, on December 20, Barca would actually be visiting Villarreal’s Estadio de la Ceramica after all.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Definition of vehemence
Noun
  • Mackay and Turner are both excellent, two movie stars who seem totally game to be asked to move with real gruffness.
    — Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 June 2026
  • But then Popper smiled and the arrival of opening day momentarily mellowed his gruffness.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of gruffness
Noun
  • Examining the harder chapters of our history is not the same as hostility toward America.
    — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 21 July 2026
  • The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding on June 14 to halt hostilities, prompting gas to fall back below $4 a few days later.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of hostility
Noun
  • The harshness of the response suggested that after nearly five decades of trying to negotiate with the SSPX, the Holy See has had enough.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • The harshness of the response suggested that after trying to negotiate with the SSPX, the Vatican under Leo XIV had had enough.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of harshness

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“Relentlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relentlessness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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