relenting 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of relentingnext
1
as in complying

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Relevance

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2
as in merciful

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relenting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of relent
1
as in succumbing
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

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2
as in decreasing
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

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Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for relenting
  1. merciful
  2. yielding
  3. forgiving
  4. submitting
  5. pliant
  6. loving
  7. conceding
  8. diminishing
Adjective
  • Discrete levels are filled with an array of obstacles and enemies, some of which culminate in gigantic bosses whose easygoing challenge offers a merciful break from the likes of Elden Ring.
    Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Some are kept affordable by other government subsidies, by merciful landlords or by states, including California, Colorado and New York, that have worked to keep them low-cost by relying on several levers.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of merciful
Adjective
  • Investors are constantly on the prowl to find the highest yielding bonds for the lowest risk.
    Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
  • In its simplest form, the yen carry trade has investors borrowing cheap yen to invest in higher yielding assets, often currencies.
    Bob Pisani, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2024
Definition of yielding
Adjective
  • There are more forgiving boards out there for intermediate riders, and resort-rippers concerned with technical jibbing should look elsewhere.
    Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Couples who can laugh together about their quirks tend to be more forgiving and less judgmental, fostering a deeper sense of safety in the relationship.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of forgiving
Verb
  • Three of the five were immediately eliminated – Rasmussen's sister, mother, and her close friend –after submitting DNA samples.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In addition to vying for adapted screenplay, Focus Features is submitting the film for other prestigious Oscar categories, including best picture, actor for Butler, actress for Comer, and supporting actor for Hardy.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of submitting
Adjective
  • Some are incredibly brittle, liable to fall apart when they’re made or when they’re slotted between the electrodes; others are softer and more pliant, but can’t be exposed to moisture.
    Gregory Barber, WIRED, 6 June 2022
  • Or, scarier still, from complete GOP control of Washington, with Trump in the White House, his supplicants running Congress and a pliant Supreme Court dismantling any guardrails keeping a vengeance-minded president in check.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Definition of pliant
Adjective
  • Everyone has been so loving and welcoming, and has treated me with so much respect.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The shelter team and Classic Canines have been working together to promote Big Red, hoping to place him in a warm and loving environment.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of loving
Verb
  • Musk, who tends to see court fights through to the bitter end rather than conceding, reserved the right to revive his claims.
    Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The Dolphins defense is conceding a 36% pass success rate to running backs (6th) and will shut down the screens as the Titans are targeting running backs on 27% of passes (2nd-most).
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of conceding
Verb
  • Chief among them is the war in Ukraine, where Moscow is intent on diminishing popular support among Americans for Ukrainian independence.
    Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Simultaneously, her greener-than-green sous chef Lucia (Barbie Ferreira) — another hire by Andreas — flirts up a storm with their financer and starts testing her new boss’s rapidly diminishing patience.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of diminishing
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