unremitting

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unremitting

The unremitting rain kept the children indoors all afternoon.

Definition

Adjective: - Continuing without stopping or weakening; persistent and constant: Describes an action, effort, or state that is incessant, never ceasing, or maintained steadily over a long period.

Usage and Examples
  • General Usage: Used to describe demands, efforts, pain, or activities that are relentless and uninterrupted.
    • The rescue team made unremitting efforts to find the missing hikers.
    • She was praised for her unremitting dedication to the project.
    • He has been in unremitting pain since the accident.
Advanced Usage
  • Formal/Descriptive Contexts: Often used in formal, literary, or academic writing to emphasize the tireless and persistent nature of something.
    • The unremitting pressure of the job eventually led to his burnout.
    • Through unremitting practice, she mastered the complex piece of music.
Variants and Related Words
  • Unremittingly (adverb): In a constant and persistent manner.
    • He worked unremittingly to achieve his goals.
Synonyms
  • Incessant: Continuing without pause or interruption.
  • Ceaseless: Never stopping.
  • Constant: Occurring continuously over a period of time.
  • Perpetual: Never ending or changing.
  • Unceasing: Not coming to an end; continuous.
Antonyms
  • Intermittent: Occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous.
  • Sporadic: Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.
  • Occasional: Occurring, appearing, or done infrequently and irregularly.
unremitting

The unremitting rain kept the children indoors all afternoon.

Adjective
  1. uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
    • the ceaseless thunder of surf
    • in constant pain
    • night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city
    • the never-ending search for happiness
    • the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy
    • man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation
    • unremitting demands of hunger