Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unrelenting

/ˌʌnɹilˈɛntɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: un-re-lent-ing
IPA: /ˌʌnɹilˈɛntɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not relenting; not yielding in strength, severity, or determination.

adj

Having no pity; not being or becoming lenient, mild, gentle, or merciful.

Example Sentences

"There’s faith in their unrelenting woes, / There’s Life in the Old Land yet!"
"Tears may not bring again Sardathrion. But this the gods may do who have seen, and seen with unrelenting eyes, the sorrows of ten thousand worlds—thy gods may weep for thee."

Etymology

From un- + relenting.

Inflected Forms

more unrelenting (comparative) most unrelenting (superlative)

Derived Forms

unrelentless

Frequently Paired Words

relent unrelentingly unrelentingness

Synonyms

unyielding brutal hard harsh stern cruel relentless persistent

Rhymes With

representing preventing presenting renting inventing dissenting venting consenting lamenting reinventing cementing misrepresenting

Questions

How do you pronounce unrelenting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnɹilˈɛntɪŋ/.
What does unrelenting mean?: Not relenting; not yielding in strength, severity, or determination.
Where does unrelenting come from?: From un- + relenting.

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