unremitting

adjective

un·​re·​mit·​ting ˌən-ri-ˈmi-tiŋ How to pronounce unremitting (audio)
: not remitting : constant, incessant
unremitting pain
unremittingly adverb

Examples of unremitting in a Sentence

She was recognized for her unremitting efforts to improve the lives of people in her city. unremitting rain that lasted for six days
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As with the best Australian horror films, Wolf Creek viscerally captures the unremitting nastiness of the subject matter. Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024 Gaza is uniquely isolated—governed for the past seventeen years by Hamas and subject to an unremitting blockade by Israel. Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024 Adam Kirsch: The false narrative of settler colonialism Beneath the essay’s unremitting argument runs a set of powerful and convergent emotional forces, among them the shame and guilt Coates declared nearly a year ago and reiterates in The Message. Daniel Bergner, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024 Forced to face Solange’s unremitting attempts to separate her from her child, Belinda discovers a newfound sense of determination to protect her family and assert herself. Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See all Example Sentences for unremitting 

Word History

First Known Use

1670, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unremitting was in 1670

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“Unremitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unremitting. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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unremitting

adjective
un·​re·​mit·​ting ˌən-ri-ˈmit-iŋ How to pronounce unremitting (audio)
: not stopping : unceasing
unremitting pain

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