Synonyms for relentless
rɪˈlɛnt lɪsre·lent·less

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1. relentless

   That is severe which is devoid of all softness, mildness, tenderness, indulgence or levity, or (in literature and art) devoid of unnecessary ornament, amplification, or embellishment of any kind; as, a severe style; as said of anything painful, severe signifies such as heavily taxes endurance or resisting power; as, a severe pain, fever, or winter. Rigid signifies primarily stiff, resisting any effort to change its shape; a corpse is said to be rigid in death; hence, in metaphorical sense, a rigid person or character is one that resists all efforts to change the will or course of conduct; a rigid rule or statement is one that admits of no deviation. Rigorous is nearly akin to rigid, but is a stronger word, having reference to action or active qualities, as rigid does to state or character; a rigid rule may be rigorously enforced. Strict (Latin stringo, bind) signifies bound or stretched tight, tense, strenuously exact. Stern unites harshness and authority with strictness or severity; stern, as said even of inanimate objects, suggests something authoritative or forbidding. Austere signifies severely simple or temperate, strict in self-restraint or discipline, and similarly unrelenting toward others. We speak of austere morality, rigid rules, rigorous discipline, stern commands, severe punishment, harsh speech or a harsh voice, hard requirements, strict injunctions, and strict obedience. Strict discipline holds one exactly and unflinchingly to the rule; rigorous discipline punishes severely any infraction of it. The austere character is seldom lovely, but it is always strong and may be grand, commanding, and estimable.

   Synonyms:
   austere, hard, harsh, inexorable, inflexible, morose, rigid, rigorous, severe, stern, stiff, strict, uncompromising, unmitigated, unrelenting, unyielding

   Antonyms:
   affable, bland, easy, genial, gentle, indulgent, lenient, mild, pliable, soft, sweet, tender, tractable, yielding

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1. relentless

   Synonyms:
   cruel, inexorable, unyielding, remorseless, unmerciful, truculent

   Antonyms:
   yielding, humane, feeling, clement, merciful, compassionate

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1. grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelentingadjective

   not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

   "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood"

   Synonyms:
   down(p), dispirited, downcast, intransigent, brutal, exacting, severe, forbidding, persistent, austere, dismal, dark, sick, disconsolate, black, grisly, low, unrelenting, down in the mouth, stern, blue, unappeasable, gruesome, macabre, downhearted, grim, mordant, stark, dour, adamantine, strict, unforgiving, sorry, gloomy, drab, ghastly, depressed, dingy, inexorable, dreary, drear, low-spirited, adamant

   Antonyms:
   placable, sporadic

2. persistent, relentless, unrelentingadjective

   never-ceasing

   "the relentless beat of the drums"

   Synonyms:
   unappeasable, inexorable, lasting, persistent, unrelenting, tenacious, dour, haunting, stern, unyielding, grim, dogged, unforgiving, brutal, pertinacious

   Antonyms:
   sporadic, placable

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1. relentlessadjective

   Synonyms:
   unrelenting, unpitying, unforgiving, implacable, inexorable, unappeasable, cruel, vindictive, rancorous, merciless, unmerciful, uncompassionate, pitiless, hard

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1. relentlessadjective

   Synonyms:
   ruthless, implacable, unrelenting, inexorable, unmerciful

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1. List of paraphrases for "relentless":

   tireless, implacable, ruthless, unrelenting, unremitting, incessant, inexorable, merciless, untiring, ceaseless, unforgiving, unceasing, unabated, remorseless, pitiless, indefatigable, strenuous, constant, hard-hitting, unstoppable

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1. Pernessa Seele:

   This coronavirus is treacherous, and it is relentless.

2. Merrick Garland:

   The Justice Department fully recognizes the threat that white supremacist violence poses to the safety of the American people and American democracy, we will continue to be relentless in our efforts to combat hate crimes, to support the communities terrorized by them, and to hold accountable those who perpetrate them.

3. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake:

   I will continue to be relentless in changing the culture of the police department to ensure that everyone in our city is treated equally.

4. Wise County:

   We deeply appreciate the efforts of our good citizens, the absolute tireless dedication of WCSO, Rhome PD, state and local law enforcement officers, and first responders, special thanks to the U.S. Marshals and Texas Rangers for their relentless work ethic and helping us bring this search to conclusion.

5. Kevin McKay:

   There's just this kind of relentless punishment that kind of keeps coming, to rationalize it, all I can say is Mother Earth is definitely fighting back here.