Relent vs. Relentless — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Relent and Relentless
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Relent
To become more lenient, compassionate, or forgiving.
Relentless
Unyielding in severity or strictness; unrelenting
Relentless persecution.
Relent
To become less severe or intense; slacken
The storm finally relented.
Relentless
Steady and persistent; unremitting
A relentless drumbeat.
Relent
Stay; stop; delay.
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Relentless
Unrelenting or unyielding in severity.
Relent
(obsolete) A relenting.
Relentless
Unremitting, steady and persistent.
Relent
(intransitive) To give in or be swayed; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to show clemency.
He had planned to ground his son for a month, but relented and decided to give him a stern lecture instead.
Relentless
Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness; unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless despotism.
For this the avenging power employs his darts, . . .Thus will persist, relentless in his ire.
Relent
(intransitive) To slacken; to abate.
We waited for the storm to relent before we ventured outside.
He will not relent in his effort to reclaim his victory.
Relentless
Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty;
Grim determination
Grim necessity
Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty
Relentless persecution
The stern demands of parenthood
Relent
To lessen, make less severe or intense.
Relentless
Never-ceasing;
The relentless beat of the drums
Relent
To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield, for example by dissolving or melting
Relent
(obsolete) softhearted; yielding
Relent
To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce.
He stirred the coals till relente ganThe wax again the fire.
[Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will . . . begin to relent.
When opening buds salute the welcome day,And earth, relenting, feels the genial ray.
Relent
To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion.
Can you . . . beholdMy sighs and tears, and will not once relent?
Relent
To slacken; to abate.
And oftentimes he would relent his pace.
Relent
To soften; to dissolve.
Relent
To mollify ; to cause to be less harsh or severe.
Relent
Stay; stop; delay.
Nor rested till she came without relentUnto the land of Amazons.
Relent
Give in, as to influence or pressure
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