relent

Questions about relent

What does relent mean?

relent means "give in, as to influence or pressure".

How many syllables are in relent?

relent has 2 syllables: re-lent. The stress falls on "lent". In IPA it is /ɹɪˈlɛnt/.

What is another word for relent?

Close synonyms include yield, soften. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is relent a common word?

relent is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with relent?

1 word rhymes with relent. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.