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Relentless vs. Tenacious — What's the Difference?

Relentless vs. Tenacious — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Relentless and Tenacious

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Relentless

Unyielding in severity or strictness; unrelenting
Relentless persecution.

Tenacious

Tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely
A tenacious grip

Relentless

Steady and persistent; unremitting
A relentless drumbeat.

Tenacious

Extremely persistent in adhering to or doing something; stubborn or relentless
"tenacious defenders of their harsh and pitiless land" (Dee Brown).

Relentless

Unrelenting or unyielding in severity.
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Tenacious

Characterized by extreme persistence; relentless or enduring
Tenacious detective work.
Tenacious superstitions.

Relentless

Unremitting, steady and persistent.

Tenacious

Holding together firmly; cohesive
A tenacious material.

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.

Tenacious

Clinging to another object or surface; adhesive
Tenacious lint.

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

Tenacious

Tending to retain; retentive
A tenacious memory.

Relentless

Never-ceasing;
The relentless beat of the drums

Tenacious

Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive.

Tenacious

Unwilling to yield or give up; dogged.

Tenacious

Holding together; cohesive.

Tenacious

Having a good memory; retentive.

Tenacious

Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights.

Tenacious

Apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory.

Tenacious

Having parts apt to adhere to each other; cohesive; tough; as, steel is a tenacious metal; tar is more tenacious than oil.

Tenacious

Apt to adhere to another substance; glutinous; viscous; sticking; adhesive.

Tenacious

Niggardly; closefisted; miserly.

Tenacious

Holding stoutly to one's opinion or purpose; obstinate; stubborn.

Tenacious

Stubbornly unyielding;
Dogged persistence
Dour determination
The most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics
A mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it
Men tenacious of opinion

Tenacious

(of memory) having greater than average range;
A long memory especially for insults
A tenacious memory

Tenacious

Sticking together;
Two coherent sheets
Tenacious burrs

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