release, n. [liberation], [discharge], [deliverance], acquittance, extrication, exoneration, disengagement, [freedom].

relentless, a. [ruthless], [implacable], [unrelenting], [inexorable], [unmerciful].

relevancy, n. pertinency, applicability, relevance.

relevant, a. [pertinent], [germane], apposite.

reliability, n. trustworthiness.

reliable, a. trustworthy, [trusty], [dependable].

reliance, n. [dependence], [confidence], [trust].

reliant, a. [confident], trusting.

relics, n. pl. [leavings], [remains], reliquiæ, remnants; [memorial], [souvenir], [memento], trophy, [keepsake]. Associated words: reliquary, [confession], hierotheca.

relict, n. [widow].