Incessant vs. Relentless — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Incessant and Relentless
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Incessant
Continuing without interruption.
Relentless
Unyielding in severity or strictness; unrelenting
Relentless persecution.
Incessant
Without pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance.
The dog's incessant barking kept the girl awake all night.
Relentless
Steady and persistent; unremitting
A relentless drumbeat.
Incessant
Continuing or following without interruption; unceasing; unitermitted; uninterrupted; continual; as, incessant clamors; incessant pain, etc.
Against the castle gate, . . . Which with incessant force and endless hate,They batter'd day and night and entrance did await.
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Relentless
Unrelenting or unyielding in severity.
Incessant
Occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted;
A child's incessant questions
Your perpetual (or continual) complaints
Relentless
Unremitting, steady and persistent.
Incessant
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
Relentless
Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness; unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless despotism.
For this the avenging power employs his darts, . . .Thus will persist, relentless in his ire.
Relentless
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
Relentless
Never-ceasing;
The relentless beat of the drums
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