UNRELENTINGLY Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

unrelentingly

adverb

Definition of unrelentingly

as in unremittingly

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Recent Examples of unrelentingly And while most of the film is unrelentingly grim, its few stabs at dark humor — most notably the punchlines about the grandmother’s faulty memory — didn’t garner a chuckle from me. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026 An enemy that was hit hard but remains unrelentingly hostile and is now reaping unexpected strategic gains. — Daniel B. Shapiro, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026 The workforce’s youngest cohort has been labeled lazy, entitled, and unrelentingly pessimistic by their elders. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 8 June 2026 Acker’s work wasn’t unrelentingly serious. — Paul Hodgins, Oc Register, 14 May 2026 Kimmel's come in for criticism in recent months because his show is so unrelentingly unfunny, extreme, and tough to watch. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026 What does matter is turning fear to strength by focusing on holding his school and his community together, Batres told CNN — and that is unrelentingly hard. — Sara Sidner, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026 The true story of the Von Erich wrestling family was so unrelentingly tragic that when The Iron Claw finally got made, director Sean Durkin opted to leave one brother out entirely. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026 Public life is often unrelentingly ugly. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrelentingly

Adverb

The hotels in Canada’s biggest city tend to skew either unremittingly corporate or standard bohemian-chic.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
And hammering a prime spawning flat unremittingly will just as surely scatter the fish to find their springtime bliss elsewhere.

— John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026

Definition of unremittingly

Adverb

Brown-Forman, best known as the makers of Jack Daniel’s and Old Forester, had steadfastly refused other takeover efforts in years past, according to people close with the family.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 July 2026
Peterson, now 53, has spent half his life behind bars and has steadfastly maintained his innocence.

— Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

Definition of steadfastly

Adverb

Cheap inference also creates elasticity, since agents that can afford to run continuously consume far more.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
This is a sophisticated, adaptive, three-chamber air suspension system that continuously adjusts to road topography and driving style.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of continuously

Adverb

There is a popular misconception that home entertainment has steadily diminished theatrical exhibition.

— Cory Jacobson, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
This El Niño has steadily gained steam since it was declared in early June, setting a sea surface temperature record for that time of year.

— Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of steadily

Adverb

Why aren’t cabinet officials or high-ranking military officers vigorously and publicly opposing them?

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
But the legality of their use has been vigorously debated as a possible violation of the laws of war, and they have never been deployed at scale.

— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of vigorously

Adverb

Canada, whose economy has already been weakened by previous rounds of tariffs, had been actively engaging with US officials as the two countries tried to resolve their broader trade dispute.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
But at what stage does that tip over into actively working to secure a sale?

— James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of actively

Adverb

In what is often considered Pelechian’s magnum opus, the ancient antagonism of nature and humanity plays out in a depiction of a remote farming community, energetically scored with Armenian folk music and Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Plenty of his peers filled the void, none more energetically than Chesney, who has by now built a beachy brand that almost rivals Buffett’s.

— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 19 July 2026

Definition of energetically

Adverb

Baku vehemently denied the report at the time, and stepped up its denials this week, filing a defamation lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Delaware.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026
Becerra vehemently pledges to do that and points to his successful record as attorney general blocking the president’s policies in court.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of vehemently

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