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Synonyms for relent
rɪˈlɛntre·lent

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  1. relent

    Synonyms:
    yield, relax, soften

    Antonyms:
    persist, harden

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  1. yield, relent, softenverb

    give in, as to influence or pressure

    Synonyms:
    mince, render, ease up, grant, give way, pay, moderate, cushion, give, buffer, weaken, afford, knuckle under, give in, cede, concede, succumb, soften, move over, generate, return, dampen, buckle under, damp, yield, bear, break

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  1. relentverb

    Synonyms:
    soften (in temper), grow lenient or tender, abate severity or rigor

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How to use relent in a sentence?

  1. President Obama:

    I know Hillary won’t relent until ISIL is destroyed. She’ll finish the job.

  2. Mike Pence:

    As we gather tonight, we must recognize that we've only come to the end of the beginning. Standing here in the first days of a post-Roe America, we must resolve that we will not rest, we will not relent until the sanctity of life is restored in the law of every state in the nation.

  3. Jason Conn:

    They’re in the roof cavity of your house. If your house is not well sealed, they’re in bed with you. People are getting bitten in bed, it doesn’t relent, that’s for sure.

  4. Rand Paul:

    And if war should prove unavoidable, America will fight with overwhelming force and we will not relent until victory is ours.

  5. Beth Blauer:

    We see states that are starting to relent, and that's when the role of The CDC is going to become even more important and their public data resources are going to become essential. The jury is still out on whether states will continue to deliver the level of excellence that we've expected over the last few years.


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