YIELDED Synonyms: 230 Similar and Opposite Words

yielded

verb

past tense of yield

as in succumbed

to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit) I finally yielded to temptation and had a bowl of ice cream

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as in gave

to produce as revenue I expect that stock to yield at least 14% profit this year

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as in submitted

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) after initially balking at the order, the soldier yielded when the commanding officer threatened a formal charge of insubordination

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as in brought

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) the sort of embarrassing question that seldom yields an honest answer

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as in collapsed

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure the door soon yielded to the battering ram

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as in relinquished

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress refusing to yield the city to enemy troops

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as in indulged

to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly she yielded herself to temptation and booked a month-long vacation in the Bahamas like she'd wanted to for years

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Recent Examples of yielded Forced to pull Croteau for a sixth skater, Dartmouth yielded empty-net goals to Christian Fitzgerald and Quinn Finley. —

Barry Scanlon, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026 Zawadzki, who was perfect through three innings, also yielded a two-out walk to Shirokawa in the sixth. —

Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026 The $20 Jackpot Scratch-Off yielded the top prize of $1 million. —

Patrick Damp, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026 Eovaldi threw 55 of his 80 pitches for strikes and, outside of the two frames that yielded home runs, was largely effective. —

Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026 The practice has yielded its own viable marketplace where, based on a campaign’s performance, everyone benefits. —

Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026 His fastball, meanwhile, enjoyed an uptick in velocity and yielded more swing and miss, characteristics that lacked for most of the pitcher’s spring and throughout a 2025 season that was delayed by a lat injury. —

Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026 His two-decade-plus partnership with trainer Mike Mancias has yielded a stretch of greatness at the top of the league that’s never been matched. —

Dan Woike, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026 In 2025, after four years of work, the process yielded a flexible house that now serves both as a hospitality space for Scribe Winery events and a guest retreat for extended family. —

Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2026

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Long shot Wayne’s Law led early, only to be overtaken in the final turn by 6-5 favorite Nearly, who was passed in mid-stretch by The Puma, who narrowly succumbed to Commandment at the wire.

— Clark Spencer, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Luis Daniel Gutierrez Mora, 31, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital on Tuesday, CMPD said in a March 25 news release.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026