Mount and Relent

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Mount verb - To become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number.

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Relent is an antonym for mount.

Nearby Words: mountain, mounted, mounting, mounter

Relent verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.

Usage example: the fury of the storm relented, and the next day the sun finally broke through the clouds

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Mount is an antonym for relent.

Nearby Word: relenting

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Relent and Mount. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mount/relent

Mount & Relent. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mount/relent>.

Relent or Mount. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mount/relent.

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