Synonyms of relents

relents

verb

present tense third-person singular of relent

1

as in succumbs

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)

the supervisor finally relented in the face of the petition, and allowed employees to take longer lunch breaks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succumbs
• submits
• concedes
• surrenders
• capitulates
• budges
• bows
• acquiesces
• blinks
• yields
• quits
• gives in
• says uncle
• defers
• throws in the sponge
• knuckles under
• throws in the towel

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resists
• contends
• confronts
• opposes
• meets
• fights
• defies
• counters
• faces
• breasts
• repels
• objects
• withstands
• thwarts
• combats
• holds off
• battles

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• resists
• contends
• confronts
• opposes
• meets
• fights
• defies
• counters
• faces
• breasts
• repels
• objects
• withstands
• thwarts
• combats
• holds off
• battles

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2

as in subsides

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

the fury of the storm relented, and the next day the sun finally broke through the clouds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subsides
• diminishes
• decreases
• eases
• vanishes
• declines
• shrinks
• falls
• recedes
• wanes
• ebbs
• dwindles
• lessens
• abates
• lowers
• tapers
• weakens
• evaporates
• palls
• moderates
• remits
• tapers off
• phases down
• falls away
• de-escalates
• collapses
• compresses
• constricts
• relaxes
• slackens
• lets up
• condenses
• rachets (down)
• ratchets (down)
• alleviates
• dies (away or down or out)
• contracts
• drops (off)
• drains (away)
• deflates
• gives out
• sinks
• flags
• slows (down)
• fritters (away)
• tails (off)
• melts (away)
• peters (out)
• fades (away)
• caves (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• grows
• rises
• increases
• expands
• intensifies
• builds
• escalates
• enlarges
• accumulates
• soars
• emerges
• swells
• appears
• waxes
• mounts
• mushrooms
• picks up
• burgeons
• lengthens
• bourgeons
• distends
• snowballs
• elongates
• balloons
• blows up
• shows up

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• grows
• rises
• increases
• expands
• intensifies
• builds
• escalates
• enlarges
• accumulates
• soars
• emerges
• swells
• appears
• waxes
• mounts
• mushrooms
• picks up
• burgeons
• lengthens
• bourgeons
• distends
• snowballs
• elongates
• balloons
• blows up
• shows up

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