Pick up and Relent

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Pick up verb - To acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in.

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Relent is an antonym for pick up.

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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Pick up is an antonym for relent.

Nearby Word: relenting

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Relent and Pick up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pick_up/relent

Pick up & Relent. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pick_up/relent>.

Relent or Pick up. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pick_up/relent.

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