unrelenting

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌnrɪˈlɛntɪŋ/ UK /ˌʌnrɪˈlɛntɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
not yielding in severity or determination; relentless

The unrelenting pressure of deadlines wore the team down.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not yielding in severity or... relentless unremitting inexorable implacable persistent unyielding incessant

Opposites

relenting yielding merciful intermittent

Word family

Derived forms unrelentinglyunrelentingness

Related forms relent relentless relenting

Etymology

From un- ('not') + relenting, from relent, from Old French ralentir ('to slacken'), influenced by Latin lentus ('flexible, slow').

un- Old English lentus Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# unrelenting

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌʌnrɪˈlɛntɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌʌnrɪˈlɛntɪŋ/

## Meanings
1. not yielding in severity or determination; relentless

## Examples
- The unrelenting pressure of deadlines wore the team down.

## Synonyms
- relentless
- unremitting
- inexorable
- implacable
- persistent
- unyielding
- incessant

## Antonyms
- relenting
- yielding
- merciful
- intermittent

## Derived Forms
- unrelentingly
- unrelentingness

## Related Forms
- relent
- relentless
- relenting

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: lentus

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + relenting, from relent, from Old French ralentir ('to slacken'), influenced by Latin lentus ('flexible, slow').

## AI Etymology
Unrelenting comes from un- ('not') + relenting, from relent, from Old French ralentir ('to slacken'), influenced by Latin lentus ('flexible, slow'). The prefix supplies the first semantic turn, while the base carries the lexical core of the word. As an adjective, it carries the sense "not yielding in severity or determination; relentless", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Old English un- and Latin lentus. Derivative forms include unrelentingly, unrelentingness; related words include relent, relentless, relenting.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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