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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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. President Obama:

   We are not going to relent until we bring home Americans who are unjustly detained in Iran.

4. 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.

5. President Obama:

   Our coalition will not relent, they can not beat us on battlefield, so they ’ll try to terrorize us into being afraid. … As president, I will not let that happen. I will not give into fear.