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relentless |
Grep of noun relentless relentlessness Overview of adj relentless The adj relentless has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting -- (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) 2. (1) persistent, relentless, unrelenting -- (never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums") Antonyms of adj relentless 2 senses of relentless Sense 1 grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting INDIRECT (VIA implacable) -> placable Sense 2 persistent, relentless, unrelenting INDIRECT (VIA continual) -> sporadic Similarity of adj relentless 2 senses of relentless Sense 1 grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting => implacable (vs. placable) Sense 2 persistent, relentless, unrelenting => continual (vs. sporadic) Attributes of adj relentless Familiarity of adj relentless relentless used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj relentless relentless Overview of adj relentless The adj relentless has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting -- (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) 2. (1) persistent, relentless, unrelenting -- (never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums")
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