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, relent, 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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1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Presley Ann/Getty Images -RRB- Penn:

   Already a brutal mistake of lives taken and hearts broken, and if Vladimir Putin does n’t relent, I believe Vladimir Putin will have made a most horrible mistake for all of humankind.

4. Kristen Clarke:

   And with today's settlement [ the Justice Department ] recovered over $ 9.5 million for victims of sexual harassment, we will not relent in our commitment to put an end to sexual harassment, combat discrimination based on gender and protect the rights of those in our LGBTQ + community.

5. Malcolm Turnbull:

   What we've now got to do is not relent on the economic pressure until that goal is achieved.