relentless adj

1 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" [syn: grim, inexorable, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting]

2 never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums" [syn: persistent, unrelenting]

English

Etymology

relent + -less

Adjective

1. Unrelenting or unyielding in severity
2. Unremitting, steady and persistent

Derived terms

• relentlessness

Translations

Relentless may refer to: In music:

• Relentless (Jackyl album)
• Relentless (Jason Aldean album), an album by the country singer, Jason Aldean
  • Relentless (Jason Aldean song), this album's title-track
• Relentless (Jo O'Meara Album), pop Album by Singer Jo O'Meara
• Relentless (Mortification album), an album by metal band Mortification
• Relentless, an album by Christian singer Natalie Grant
• Relentless (Pentagram album), an album by the doom metal band Pentagram
• Relentless Records, a Quebec record label
• Relentless (song), a song by heavy metal band Strapping Young Lad
• "Relentless", a song by Raven from their 1991 album Architect of Fear

In movies:

• Relentless (1989 film) starring Judd Nelson and Robert Loggia
• Relentless: The Struggle for Peace in Israel, a documentary film about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

In games:

• Little Big Adventure, a game also released as Relentless

Other:

• Relentless (drink), an energy drink manufactured by Coca-Cola
• Relentless (album), an album by comedian Bill Hicks
• Relentless (novel) a crime novel by Simon Kernick

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