Synonyms of yeasts

yeasts

noun

plural of yeast

as in incentives

something that arouses action or activity

taxation without representation proved to be the yeast of rebellion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• incentives
• encouragements
• motivations
• stimuli
• impetuses
• stimulants
• catalysts
• fuels
• impulses
• spurs
• reasons
• incitements
• provocations
• shots in the arm
• momenta
• incitations
• inducements
• causes
• goads
• boosts
• considerations
• motives
• invitations
• instigations
• antecedents
• catalyzers
• grounds
• sparks
• occasions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disincentives
• counterincentives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of yeasts

Yeast is also another lever to provide variety, and in addition to standard brewer’s yeast, Loch Lomond frequently makes whiskies with Chardonnay, Champagne, Sauvignon, and Belgian ale yeasts. — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Kombucha Kombucha is made by combining tea with sugar, which serves as food for the symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts (SCOBY) during fermentation. — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 26 June 2026

In organisms that reproduce via the union of types—this group also includes yeasts and slime molds—partners are functionally equivalent and the exchange of genetic material is symmetrical, an arrangement called isogamy. — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Four yeasts — Glaciozyma, Goffeauzyma, Mrakia and Phenoliferia — were found internally and on Ötzi’s exterior. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 8 June 2026

The yeasts—species of Phenolifera, Glaciozyma, Goffeauzyma, and Mrakia, for the mycology fans—turned up on Ötzi’s skin, in his stomach, and in water sampled from inside his body. — ArsTechnica, 6 June 2026

Natural yeasts ferment fruit during the ripening process, according to a study in Oxford Academic. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 May 2026

Fruit Flies and Produce The common fruit fly is drawn to fermenting and overripe produce, where accumulating sugars and yeasts mark the precise moment fruit is at its most appealing—and just starting to turn. — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 13 May 2026

Eat and Drink More Fermented Foods Fermentation is the conversion of carbohydrates to alcohol or organic acids using microorganisms—yeasts or bacteria—under anaerobic conditions. — Cynthia Sass, Health, 30 Apr. 2026