Antonyms for relented

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ri-lent

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈlɛnt

Definition of relented

Origin : late 14c., "to melt, soften, dissolve," from re- + Latin lentus "slow, viscous, supple" (see lithe), perhaps on model of Old French rallentir. Sense of "become less harsh or cruel" first recorded 1520s. The notion probably is of a hard heart melting with pity. Related: Relented; relenting.

verb die down; let up

Example sentences :

Fate recognised that there would come a breaking-point, and relented in time.
Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr

He had relented, he had allowed his wife to save him; but he was angry in secret.
Extract from : « Stories of a Western Town » by Octave Thanet

That meant that his mother had relented, and was anxious to have him home again.
Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson

But just before reaching the end of the path she relented, stopped, and went back to him.
Extract from : « Within the Tides » by Joseph Conrad

But Madhusudan relented and let me off with just a taste of his pride-reducing power.
Extract from : « My Reminiscences » by Rabindranath Tagore

Mr. Balfour, at any rate, relented from his policy of more oppression.
Extract from : « Home Rule » by Harold Spender

Here Master Joseph relented—because he now felt certain of his game.
Extract from : « Dulcibel » by Henry Peterson

Mrs. Walton was the only one in whose favor he relented a little.
Extract from : « Fairy Fingers » by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie

In a way they had relented towards her, but their shame of her remained.
Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery

The Leprechaun's fright was so genuine now that the Phoenix relented and let him go.
Extract from : « David and the Phoenix » by Edward Ormondroyd

Synonyms for relented

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