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- [uhn-ri-mit-ing]
- /ˌʌn rɪˈmɪt ɪŋ/
- /ˌʌn.rɪˈmɪt.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-ri-mit-ing]
- /ˌʌn rɪˈmɪt ɪŋ/
Definitions of unremitting word
- adjective unremitting not slackening or abating; incessant: unremitting noise; unremitting attention. 1
- adjective unremitting relentless 1
- adjective unremitting Something that is unremitting continues without stopping or becoming less intense. 0
- adjective unremitting never slackening or stopping; unceasing; constant 0
- adjective unremitting not stopping, relaxing, or slackening; incessant; persistent 0
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Origin of unremitting
First appearance:
before 1720 One of the 49% newest English words
1720-30; un-1 + remitting
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Parts of speech for Unremitting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unremitting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
unremitting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unremitting
adj unremitting
- aeonian — everlasting
- around the clock — continuing without pause or interruption: an around-the-clock guard on the prisoner.
- bulldogged — one of an English breed of medium-sized, short-haired, muscular dogs with prominent, undershot jaws, usually having a white and tan or brindled coat, raised originally for bullbaiting.
- ceaseless — If something, often something unpleasant, is ceaseless, it continues for a long time without stopping or changing.
- continual — A continual process or situation happens or exists without stopping.
adv unremitting
- continuously — uninterrupted in time; without cessation: continuous coughing during the concert.
noun unremitting
- ceaselessness — the quality of being uninterrupted or not stopping
adjective unremitting
- continued — continuing; not having stopped
- continuous — A continuous process or event continues for a period of time without stopping.
- eternal — Lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning.
- everlasting — Lasting forever or for a very long time.
- grueling — exhausting; very tiring; arduously severe: the grueling Boston marathon.
Antonyms for unremitting
adjective unremitting
- ceasing — to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.
- ending — An end or final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a book or movie.
- interrupted — having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
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