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

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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

One of the most common mutations changes a single building block in KRAS, converting the normal protein into a form that continuously drives cell division.

— William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
The planner can continuously replan based on incoming commands, enabling interactive changes in direction, speed, and movement style without retraining the underlying policy.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of continuously

Adverb

Meanwhile, that state’s unemployment rate has climbed steadily since the beginning of the year.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Tries from Max Jorgensen and Fraser McReight early in the second half helped Australia build a nine-point lead but Japan steadily ate into that advantage with a pair of penalties from Takuro Matsunaga.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of steadily

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Meritain strongly disputes the allegations and is vigorously defending itself against the complaint.

— Melissa Lee,Paige Tortorelli,Scott Zamost, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Cut back leggy stems to just above a set of side shoots, which should grow more vigorously after pruning.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of vigorously

Adverb

As All In Build Continues Looking ahead, Rashad emphasized that legacy is not simply something inherited, but something actively created and passed forward.

— Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Middlesex District Attorney's Office Police are actively looking for Arjun, who is believed to be driving that car, a 2014 green Honda Accord with Massachusetts license plate 34P-D94.

— Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of actively

Adverb

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
There was also a large contingent of Iranian fans who energetically waved the nation’s current flag.

— Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 16 June 2026

Definition of energetically

Adverb

The Jackson estate has vehemently denied the siblings’ claims.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2026
But the closures and layoffs are vehemently opposed by the state of Lower Saxony, which owns 20 percent of VW Group, as well as the unions, which hold half of the seats on VW Group’s supervisory board.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of vehemently

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