" relents "

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

  * e.g., " ... the supervisor finally relented in the face of the petition, and allowed employees to take longer lunch breaks "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blinks,

•  bows,

•  budges,

•  capitulates,

•  concedes,

•  gives in,

•  knuckles under,

•  quits,

•  submits,

•  succumbs,

•  surrenders,

•  yields

•  Antonyms : 

•  resists

2: to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually;

  * e.g., " ... the fury of the storm relented, and the next day the sun finally broke through the clouds "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abates,

•  declines,

•  decreases,

•  de-escalates,

•  dies (away or down or out),

•  diminishes,

•  drains (away),

•  drops (off),

•  dwindles,

•  eases,

•  ebbs,

•  falls,

•  falls away,

•  lessens,

•  lets up,

•  lowers,

•  moderates,

•  palls,

•  phases down,

•  ratchets (down),

•  recedes,

•  remits,

•  shrinks,

•  subsides,

•  tapers,

•  tapers off,

•  wanes

•  Antonyms : 

•  accumulates,

•  balloons,

•  builds,

•  burgeons,

•  enlarges,

•  escalates,

•  expands,

•  grows,

•  increases,

•  intensifies,

•  mounts,

•  mushrooms,

•  picks up,

•  rises,

•  snowballs,

•  soars,

•  swells,

•  waxes

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

  * e.g., " ... the supervisor finally relented in the face of the petition, and allowed employees to take longer lunch breaks "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blink,

•  bow,

•  budge,

•  capitulate,

•  concede,

•  give in,

•  knuckle under,

•  quit,

•  submit,

•  succumb,

•  surrender,

•  yield

•  Antonyms : 

•  resist

2: to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually;

  * e.g., " ... the fury of the storm relented, and the next day the sun finally broke through the clouds "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abate,

•  de-escalate,

•  decline,

•  decrease,

•  die (away or down or out),

•  diminish,

•  drain (away),

•  drop (off),

•  dwindle,

•  ease,

•  ebb,

•  fall,

•  fall away,

•  lessen,

•  let up,

•  lower,

•  moderate,

•  pall,

•  phase down,

•  ratchet (down),

•  recede,

•  remit,

•  shrink,

•  subside,

•  taper,

•  taper off,

•  wane

•  Antonyms : 

•  accumulate,

•  balloon,

•  build,

•  burgeon,

•  enlarge,

•  escalate,

•  expand,

•  grow,

•  increase,

•  intensify,

•  mount,

•  mushroom,

•  pick up,

•  rise,

•  snowball,

•  soar,

•  swell,

•  wax