Meanings
comparative more unrelieved · superlative most unrelieved
- Utter; complete; without relief.
Part of this movement was driven by a growing conviction among African Americans that they faced unrelieved discrimination.
2020 June 8, Ronald Brownstein, “The partisan chasm over ‘systemic racism’ is on full display”, in CNN1 more example
Stock is generally well maintained, and the locomotives and railcars are kept scrupulously clean. The former are painted an unrelieved black, and the latter blue and cream, while the coaches are grey.
1955 May 28, H. P. White, “The Togoland Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 349
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot lessened or diminished
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishrelieved
- Englishunrelieved
Cite this entry
unrelieved. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrelieved
“unrelieved.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrelieved. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unrelieved,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrelieved.
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