What is another word for relent?
770 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɹɪlˈɛnt], [ ɹɪlˈɛnt], [ ɹ_ɪ_l_ˈɛ_n_t]Table of Contents
Similar words for relent:- capitulate (noun)
- come round (noun)
- yield (noun)
- bow (verb)
- capitulate (verb)
- die down; let up (verb)
- ease (verb)
- ebb (verb)
- forgive (verb)
- give (verb)
- let up (verb)
- melt (verb)
- moderate (verb)
- pity (verb)
- repent (verb)
- soften (verb)
- spare (verb)
- stative (verb)
- submit (verb)
- thaw (verb)
- untighten (verb)
- wane (verb)
- yield (verb)
- other synonyms
- forgive
- give
- moderate
- pity
- slacken
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Relent:
n.
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- convert,
- renounce,
- move on,
- revise,
- change your mind,
- backpedal,
- see reason/sense,
- move with the times,
- adapt.
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- hail,
- come down,
- rain,
- beat down,
- drizzle,
- pour,
- the heavens opened,
- pelt,
- snow,
- strong,
- slacken,
- lash down.
- come.
v.
•bow (verb)- is servile,
- am servile,
- sur-renders,
- sur rendered,
- being servile,
- was servile,
- art servile,
- sur renders,
- sur-rendered,
- sur rendering,
- were servile,
- are servile,
- wast servile,
- sur-rendering,
- wert servile,
- sur-render,
- sur render.
- came to terms,
- buckled under,
- give away store,
- come terms,
- came terms,
- gives away store,
- buckling under,
- comes to terms,
- gave away store,
- comes terms,
- giving away store,
- buckles under,
- gives away the store,
- gave away the store,
- giving away the store,
- coming terms,
- caved in.
- weaken,
- subside,
- acquiesce,
- give quarter,
- fold,
- cool it,
- change one's mind,
- mellow out,
- go along with,
- drop,
- lighten up,
- quit,
- cry uncle,
- forbear,
- let go,
- have pity,
- slow,
- give way,
- relax,
- come around,
- give in,
- have mercy,
- comply,
- lay back,
- let it happen,
- give some slack,
- ease up on,
- fall.
- dis engaged,
- dis-engage,
- letted upon,
- clearing the way,
- opened door,
- attends to,
- re-lax,
- clears the way,
- makes easier,
- clear way,
- dis-burdening,
- making easier,
- opens door,
- pro-moting,
- opens the door,
- dis-engages,
- dis engage,
- dis-burdened,
- re lax,
- re-leases,
- dis burdens,
- running interference for,
- attending to,
- dis-burden,
- letted up on,
- ran interference for,
- dis burden,
- cleared the way,
- clears way,
- lets upon,
- re-lease,
- speeds up,
- opening door,
- dis engaging,
- pro-mote,
- dis burdened,
- dis-engaging,
- runs interference for,
- pro moting,
- letting up on,
- dis-burdens,
- let upon,
- re leases,
- re lease,
- letting upon,
- clearing way,
- dis-engaged,
- lets up on,
- pro-motes,
- opening the door,
- re-leased,
- dis burdening,
- dis engages,
- cleared way.
- re-treated,
- dying out,
- re-cede,
- with drew,
- de generate,
- re cedes,
- with-drawn,
- with drawing,
- retro ceding,
- faded away,
- re tired,
- de-generate,
- fell away,
- retro cede,
- retro-cedes,
- re tire,
- de-cay,
- with-drawing,
- re-treating,
- retro-ceded,
- re-treat,
- with drawn,
- eased off,
- dies out,
- de creasing,
- re-ceded,
- de-creasing,
- with-draw,
- de generated,
- de-cays,
- with-drew,
- de-generates,
- re-tires,
- re treating,
- with draw,
- with draws,
- eases off,
- re-ceding,
- de generates,
- de cay,
- re treats,
- retro-ceding,
- de cays,
- re-treats,
- de creased,
- de-generated,
- re-tiring,
- de creases,
- dieing out,
- re tires,
- re ceding,
- re tiring,
- de-generating,
- re-tire,
- de generating,
- re-cedes,
- retro cedes,
- de-crease,
- retro-cede,
- flowed back,
- dieing down,
- retro ceded,
- de-creases,
- de-creased,
- de crease.
- dismiss,
- pardon,
- remit,
- reprieve,
- excuse,
- vindicate,
- tolerate,
- absolve,
- condone,
- forget,
- overlook,
- acquit,
- exonerate.
- bowing to,
- all owing,
- all-owed,
- bows to,
- all owed,
- de-vote,
- all-owing,
- folding up,
- de votes,
- de vote,
- folds up,
- de-voting,
- folded up,
- de voting,
- bowed to,
- de voted,
- gives way,
- de-voted,
- de-votes.
- becoming lenient,
- dis arming,
- dis armed,
- dis arms,
- dis-armed,
- becomes lenient,
- dis-arms,
- dis-arming,
- became lenient.
- met halfway,
- re pressed,
- re-duce,
- re-presses,
- re-duces,
- sub-due,
- re-pressing,
- re duces,
- re press,
- sub due,
- sub-dues,
- softpedal,
- de-cline,
- de cline,
- re duce,
- cools out,
- re pressing,
- re presses,
- de clines,
- cooling out,
- sub dues,
- cooled out,
- de-clines.
- re forms,
- be wailed,
- am contrite,
- art contrite,
- sees error ways,
- seeing error of ways,
- re form,
- feeling remorse,
- Re-forming,
- hast qualms,
- be-wailed,
- shows penitence,
- were sorry,
- saw error ways,
- wert contrite,
- art ashamed,
- am sorry,
- be wail,
- be-wails,
- has qualms,
- being contrite,
- were ashamed,
- re formed,
- wast contrite,
- showed penitence,
- had qualms,
- was contrite,
- having qualms,
- is contrite,
- see error ways,
- re-forms,
- is ashamed,
- reproached oneself,
- saw error of ways,
- be wailing,
- wert ashamed,
- be wails,
- were contrite,
- was ashamed,
- hadst qualms,
- are sorry,
- art sorry,
- wert sorry,
- are ashamed,
- was sorry,
- seeing error ways,
- reproaches oneself,
- being ashamed,
- re forming,
- be-wailing,
- haddest qualms,
- sees error of ways,
- being sorry,
- are contrite,
- is sorry,
- am ashamed,
- showing penitence,
- wast sorry,
- reproaching oneself,
- be-wail,
- hath qualms,
- wast ashamed.
- dis integrates,
- becomes tender,
- becoming tender,
- dis integrating,
- became tender,
- dis-integrate,
- dis integrate,
- dis-solved,
- dis solves,
- dis solve,
- dis-solves,
- dis-integrating,
- dis-solve,
- dis solving,
- dis integrated,
- dis solved,
- dis-solving,
- dis-integrated,
- dis-integrates.
- gets off hook,
- pulled out fire,
- gotten out of hock,
- pulls out fire,
- gat out hock,
- gets the hook,
- gets out of hock,
- gotten hook,
- saves neck,
- dis-charged,
- gat hook,
- gat out of hock,
- getting the hook,
- dis-charge,
- pulled out the fire,
- privileged from,
- gave a break,
- relieving from,
- pulled out of fire,
- refrains from,
- pulling out the fire,
- getting hook,
- got out of hock,
- wert merciful,
- pulls out the fire,
- dis charging,
- gets off the hook,
- gotten out hock,
- got out hock,
- get the hook,
- gat off the hook,
- dis-charging,
- give break,
- saves bacon,
- dis charges,
- gives break,
- art merciful,
- gat off hook,
- saved neck,
- is merciful,
- giving a break,
- privileging from,
- privileges from,
- giving quarter to,
- gat the hook,
- saved bacon,
- gotten the hook,
- giving break,
- art lenient,
- gotten off hook,
- being merciful,
- relieves from,
- gave break,
- were lenient,
- saving from,
- got off hook,
- gave quarter to,
- are lenient,
- pull out the fire,
- pulls out of fire,
- pulling out of the fire,
- refraining from,
- went easy on,
- relieved from,
- gotten off the hook,
- dis-charges,
- get off hook,
- dis charged,
- saving neck,
- wast merciful,
- pulled out of the fire,
- being lenient,
- got the hook,
- get out hock,
- gets hook,
- am lenient,
- got hook,
- saves from,
- getting off the hook,
- pulling out fire,
- dis charge,
- gives quarter to,
- getting off hook,
- get hook,
- getting out of hock,
- goes easy on,
- gives a break,
- were merciful,
- pull out fire,
- pulling out of fire,
- is lenient,
- getting out hock,
- was merciful,
- was lenient,
- wert lenient,
- pulls out of the fire,
- wast lenient,
- saving bacon,
- gets out hock,
- refrained from,
- got off the hook.
- grins bear it,
- grinned and bear it,
- lays down arms,
- goes with the flow,
- laid down arms,
- threw towel,
- was submissive,
- grin bear it,
- throws the towel,
- threw in the towel,
- throws towel,
- grinning bear it,
- went with the flow,
- being submissive,
- gave ground,
- with stands,
- says uncle,
- is submissive,
- threw the towel,
- said uncle,
- resigns oneself,
- throw the towel,
- saying uncle,
- laying down arms,
- throwing towel,
- grinning and bear it,
- throw towel,
- art submissive,
- throwing in towel,
- are submissive,
- throwing the towel,
- going with flow,
- throws in the towel,
- resigning oneself,
- wast submissive,
- wert submissive,
- resigned oneself,
- with-stands,
- with stood,
- am submissive,
- goes with flow,
- with stand,
- went with flow,
- go with flow,
- with-stand,
- with-standing,
- grinned bear it,
- toe line,
- throws in towel,
- with standing,
- putting with,
- were submissive.
- becomes soft,
- un bended,
- de frosts,
- becoming soft,
- un-bending,
- de frosting,
- de frost,
- de-frosted,
- un-bend,
- un-bent,
- un bend,
- un bends,
- un-bended,
- un bent,
- became soft,
- opens up,
- un-bends,
- de-frosts,
- un bending,
- de-frost,
- became liquid,
- becomes liquid,
- de frosted,
- de-frosting.
- un tightens,
- un tightening,
- un-tighten,
- un-tightened,
- un tighten,
- un-tightens,
- un tightened,
- un-tightening.
- dieing away,
- drew to close,
- drawing to close,
- dies away,
- winded down,
- drawing to a close,
- draw a close,
- draws to a close,
- slacks off,
- wound down,
- drew to a close,
- fell short,
- wastes away,
- slacked off,
- awaying,
- drew close,
- winds down,
- drew a close,
- falls short,
- draws a close,
- dying away,
- died away,
- drawing a close,
- draws to close.
- calling it quits,
- gave over,
- called it quits,
- re signs,
- re signing,
- gives over,
- gave oneself over,
- calls quits,
- admits defeat,
- called quits,
- gives oneself over,
- re signed,
- suffering defeat,
- calling quits,
- admitting defeat,
- Re sign,
- call quits,
- re-signs,
- giving oneself over,
- re-signed,
- suffered defeat.
Other synonyms:
•forgive- wipe slate clean,
- winked at,
- accept apology,
- bear no malice,
- allowing for,
- make allowance,
- dismiss from mind,
- letting go,
- lets go,
- let off easy,
- turn other cheek,
- kiss and make up,
- Amnestying,
- wink at,
- Respiting,
- let it go,
- let bygones be bygones,
- think no more of,
- Amnestied,
- laugh off,
- let pass,
- allow for,
- Respited.
- given,
- gave way,
- giving way,
- fold up,
- bow to.
- be sympathetic,
- feel with,
- feeling for,
- put out of one's misery,
- lament with,
- grieve with,
- bleed for,
- being sorry for,
- took pity on,
- taking pity on,
- grant amnesty,
- is sorry for,
- weep for,
- be sorry for,
- feels for,
- felt for,
- takes pity on,
- show forgiveness,
- have compassion,
- putting out of misery,
- show sympathy.
- concur,
- generosity,
- cushion,
- in sympathy with,
- render,
- considerate,
- likeable,
- keep the peace,
- donate,
- kindness,
- generate,
- remorseful,
- Pities,
- pitying,
- warm,
- de-escalate,
- knuckle under,
- grace,
- compassionately,
- dampen,
- dwindle,
- pleasant,
- calm down,
- sympathy,
- bestow,
- damp,
- grant,
- friendliness,
- mince,
- bounty,
- compassionate,
- dreary,
- swallow the pill,
- commiseration,
- deferment,
- friendly,
- extend,
- be agreeable,
- dismal,
- carry,
- obey,
- pityingly,
- break,
- have mercy on,
- keep within bounds,
- ratchet,
- bring in,
- compromise,
- assent,
- compassion,
- become cordial,
- pause,
- abate,
- merciful,
- be pacifistic,
- gentleness,
- gloomy,
- be conservative,
- interpret,
- clemency,
- meritless,
- understanding,
- face the music,
- detention,
- be moderate,
- agreeable,
- strike a balance,
- favor,
- concede,
- develop,
- bend a little,
- delay,
- mitigate,
- compensate,
- allow,
- lamentable,
- bear,
- swallow,
- take it,
- succumb,
- mollify,
- arrest,
- live with,
- Relenting,
- move over,
- accede,
- settle down,
- bend,
- blink,
- mercy,
- dingy,
- knuckle down,
- afford,
- return,
- drab,
- regretful,
- recede,
- agree,
- pitiful,
- pay,
- charity,
- accept,
- consent,
- lessen,
- bring about,
- courtesy,
- come round,
- sympathetic,
- become milder,
- cede,
- become friendly,
- become less severe,
- benevolence,
- sympathizer,
- soft,
- resign,
- goodness,
- buffer,
- take.
Paraphrases for Relent:
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Independent
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Verb, base form
loosen, tolerate, liberalize, overlook, relinquish, weaken, bend.
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Verb, base form
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Other Related
Antonyms for Relent:
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v.
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stative
stand.
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Other antonyms:
blow up, combat, hold off, distend, appear, elongate, mount, emerge, repel, expand, wax, object, oppose, intensify, accumulate, balloon, battle, counter, fight, burgeon, resist, confront, withstand, show up, defy, snowball, swell, thwart, contend, escalate, meet, lengthen, enlarge, face, soar, mushroom.
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stative
Homophones for Relent:
Hypernym for Relent:
v.
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stative
truckle.
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stative