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

Various micro-organisms (bacteria, fungi, yeasts) can also lie dormant in the tissues for centuries and can recolonize and multiply due to a ready supply of organic material—particularly if the remains have been stored in suboptimal conditions. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

This is a process in which naturally occurring yeasts and bacteria break down the fruit’s sugars and produce alcohol, acids, and carbon dioxide along the way—think Champagne, minus any reason to celebrate. — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 14 Aug. 2026

Candida, a genus of yeasts, is the most common cause of fungal infections worldwide. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026

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

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