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How to pronounce unforgiving in English?

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Synonyms grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unrelenting
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a surly unforgiving old woman.

Examples of unforgiving

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Pushing themselves in an unforgiving climate can run the risk of serious injury.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Demonstrated last season it could avoid pitfalls in unforgiving Foothill League.
From the dailynews.com
Biden's unforgiving approach toward his rival motivated the party's core voters.
From the nytimes.com
Still, these rules are unforgiving and the IRS tends to interpret them strictly.
From the forbes.com
The surrounding area is good for hiking, but the extreme climate is unforgiving.
From the independent.co.uk
In future, when I feel angry or unforgiving, I am to think of that pure elation.
From the metro.co.uk
The army has promised an unforgiving offensive now that the amnesty has expired.
From the economist.com
Tucked between two large warehouses, it provided shade from the unforgiving sun.
From the washingtonpost.com
Near expiration in the unforgiving sun, we plunge into the water, fully clothed.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy; "a surly unforgiving old woman"
  • Grim: 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"
  • (unforgivingly) without forgiveness; in an unforgiving manner; "unforgivingly, he insisted that she pay her debt to the last penny"
  • (The Unforgiven (2005 film)) The Unforgiven (Yongseobadji mothan ja) is a 2005 South Korean drama film directed by Jong-bin Yun. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
  • (The Unforgiven (band)) The Unforgiven were a roots rock band that existed for four years, from 1985 to 1988. They were signed with a two-record deal to Elektra Records after a bidding war with Warner Bros. Records and several other labels. ...
  • (Unforgiven (2006)) Unforgiven (2006) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on September 17, 2006 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. It was the eighth annual Unforgiven event. ...
  • (Unforgiven (film)) Unforgiven is a 1992 Western film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood with a screenplay written by David Webb Peoples. ...
  • (Unforgiven (The Go-Go's song)) "Unforgiven" is a 2001 single, released by the all-female pop rock/new wave band The Go-Go's. The song was the first single from their fourth studio album God Bless The Go-Go's. ...
  • (Unforgiven (Tim Hardin album)) Unforgiven is the album folk artist Tim Hardin was recording in 1980 but failed to complete due to his death of a drug overdose.