Relentless — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

never-ceasing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹɪlˈɛntləs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪlˈɛntləs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪlˈɛntləs/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹɪlˈɛntləs/.

Examples

grim determination
grim necessity
Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unrelenting inexorable stern grim unforgiving unappeasable persistent

Parts of Speech

adjective	not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty “grim determination”
adjective	never-ceasing “the relentless beat of the drums”

Word Forms

grimness	noun	something hard to endure
inexorableness	noun	mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up
inexorability	noun	mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up
relentlessness	noun	mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up
sternness	noun	uncompromising resolution
persistency	noun	persistent determination
persistence	noun	the property of a continuous and connected period of time
persist	verb	be persistent, refuse to stop

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unerbittlich

nicht durch Bitten besänftigt, besänftigt oder bewegt werden

🇫🇷French

sans relâche

ne pas être apaisé, apaisé ou ému par une supplication

🇪🇸Spanish

implacable

no ser apaciguado, apaciguado o conmovido por súplicas

🇮🇹Italian

inflessibile

non lasciarsi placare, placare o commuovere con la supplica

🇳🇱Dutch

ongenadig

niet te worden gerustgesteld, gerustgesteld of ontroerd door een smeekbede

🇵🇹Portuguese

implacável

não ser aplacado, apaziguado ou movido por súplicas

🇷🇺Russian

безжалостный

нельзя умиротворять, умиротворять или трогать мольбами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दयाहीन

विनती से प्रसन्न या प्रसन्न नहीं होना चाहिए या प्रेरित नहीं होना चाहिए

🇧🇩Bengali

নিরলস

মিনতি দ্বারা তৃপ্ত বা তুষ্ট করা বা সরানো যাবে না

🇮🇳Tamil

இடைவிடாத

சமாதானப்படுத்தவோ அல்லது சமாதானப்படுத்தவோ அல்லது வேண்டுகோளின் மூலம் நகர்த்தப்படவோ கூடாது

🇮🇳Telugu

కనికరంలేని

శాంతించకూడదు లేదా శాంతింపజేయకూడదు లేదా విన్నపం ద్వారా కదిలించకూడదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अथक

विनवणीने शांत करणे किंवा शांत करणे किंवा हलविले जाऊ नये

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવિરત

વિનંતિ દ્વારા શાંત અથવા ખુશ કરવા અથવા ખસેડવા માટે નહીં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಟ್ಟುಬಿಡದ

ಸಮಾಧಾನಪಡಿಸಬಾರದು ಅಥವಾ ಸಮಾಧಾನಪಡಿಸಬಾರದು ಅಥವಾ ಮನವಿಯಿಂದ ಚಲಿಸಬಾರದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിട്ടുവീഴ്ചയില്ലാത്ത

അഭ്യർത്ഥനയാൽ സമാധാനിപ്പിക്കാനോ സമാധാനിപ്പിക്കാനോ നീക്കാനോ പാടില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰੰਤਰ

ਬੇਨਤੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਜਾਂ ਖੁਸ਼ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے لگام

تسلی یا مطمئن یا التجا کے ذریعہ منتقل نہ کیا جائے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

狠

不因恳求而安抚、安抚或感动

🇯🇵Japanese

容赦ない

懇願によってなだめられたり、宥められたり、動かされたりしないこと

🇰🇷Korean

잔인한

간청으로 달래거나 달래거나 움직여서는 안 된다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không ngừng nghỉ

không được xoa dịu hoặc xoa dịu hoặc di chuyển bằng lời cầu xin

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างไม่หยุดยั้ง

ไม่ควรปลอบหรือปลอบใจหรือวิงวอน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tanpa henti

tidak boleh ditenangkan atau ditenangkan atau digerakkan oleh permohonan

🇵🇭Filipino

walang humpay

hindi dapat pakalmahin o patahimikin o ilipat sa pamamagitan ng pagsusumamo

🇲🇾Malay

tanpa henti

tidak boleh ditenangkan atau ditenangkan atau digerakkan dengan merayu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا هوادة فيها

عدم استرضائه أو استرضائه أو تحريكه بالتوسل

🇮🇷Persian

بی امان

نباید با التماس آرام یا مماشات کرد

🇹🇷Turkish

acımasız

yalvararak yatıştırılmamalı, yatıştırılmamalı veya harekete geçirilmemelidir

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲסַר רַחֲמִים

לא להרגיע או לפייס או לרגש בהפצרות

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The primary meaning of 'relentless' is 'not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty'.

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