Synonyms of yielded

yielded

verb

past tense of yield

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succumbed
• submitted
• bowed
• surrendered
• gave in
• indulged
• gratified
• catered (to)
• caved (in)
• conceded (to)
• wallowed
• acquiesced (to)
• buckled (under)
• gave over (to)
• knuckled under

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resisted
• met
• confronted
• opposed
• faced
• fought
• countered
• objected
• defied
• repelled
• thwarted
• battled
• withstood
• rejected
• held off
• combated
• checked
• inhibited
• constrained
• restrained
• stifled
• breasted
• curbed
• bridled

2

as in gave

to produce as revenue

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gave
• returned
• provided
• paid
• bore
• supplied
• afforded
• furnished
• netted
• brought in
• paid off

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succumbed
• submitted
• conceded
• surrendered
• bowed
• capitulated
• relented
• budged
• gave in
• blinked
• acquiesced
• quit
• threw in the towel
• said uncle
• knuckled under
• deferred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resisted
• contended
• fought
• met
• confronted
• opposed
• faced
• countered
• objected
• defied
• repelled
• battled
• thwarted
• held off
• withstood
• combated
• breasted

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brought
• caused
• created
• generated
• prompted
• produced
• spawned
• did
• worked
• induced
• made
• invoked
• effected
• engendered
• occasioned
• brought about
• brought on
• resulted (in)
• catalyzed
• brought forth
• gave rise to
• translated (into)
• effectuated
• drew on
• bred
• introduced
• encouraged
• begot
• promoted
• inaugurated
• initiated
• launched
• founded
• determined
• pioneered
• contributed (to)
• developed
• established
• instituted
• decided
• began
• fostered
• rendered
• cultivated
• started
• forwarded
• enacted
• set up
• conduced (to)
• nurtured
• set
• fathered
• turned out
• innovated
• advanced
• furthered
• nourished

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limited
• restricted
• impeded
• suppressed
• crushed
• controlled
• checked
• stifled
• smothered
• quashed
• subdued
• dampened
• inhibited
• arrested
• restrained
• repressed
• put down
• killed
• curbed
• squelched
• retarded
• destroyed
• squashed
• quelled
• abolished
• extinguished
• stilled
• canned
• clamped down (on)
• demolished
• liquidated
• cracked down (on)
• reined (in)
• quenched
• snuffed (out)

5

as in collapsed

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

the door soon yielded to the battering ram

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapsed
• tumbled
• went
• gave
• crumpled
• foundered
• went out
• buckled
• melted
• died
• shattered
• gave way
• crumbled
• imploded
• failed
• flattened
• crashed
• broke
• snapped
• burst
• stalled
• smashed
• caved (in)
• popped
• cracked
• split
• deflated
• gave out
• splintered
• melted down
• broke down
• conked (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rose
• swelled
• inflated

6

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relinquished
• surrendered
• rendered
• delivered
• ceded
• transferred
• turned in
• abandoned
• laid down
• turned over
• handed over
• gave up
• resigned
• released
• committed
• entrusted
• coughed up
• discarded
• forfeited
• waived
• consigned
• renounced
• shed
• deserted
• forsook
• abnegated
• parted (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kept
• retained
• withheld

7

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indulged
• surrendered
• abandoned
• delivered
• gave up
• reveled
• basked
• rolled
• overindulged
• luxuriated
• overdid
• wallowed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denied
• eschewed
• refrained (from)
• abstained (from)
• checked
• restrained
• inhibited
• forwent
• forbore

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of yielded

In its internal testing, playing Cyberpunk 2077 at Medium RT with DLSS at Balanced, using 64GB of DDR5 alongside the 9800X3D, yielded notable results. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

After a home run by Cedric Mullins trimmed the deficit to 4-3 in the bottom of the eighth, Cole Sulser yielded a leadoff single to slumping Angel Martínez in the ninth and balked him to second base. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

These local governments’ efforts to outdo one another in carrying out Beijing’s strategy yielded widespread overcapacity and huge amounts of waste. — Scott Singer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026

In some reactions, a partly pure catalyst yielded a product purer than the catalyst itself. — Mallory Green, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Sour yielded four more multiplatinum singles, and her star was locked in. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Centuries passed before a collective sense of Cybele’s importance yielded archival details of her arrival. — Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

At Discovery, Perrette was head of digital and helped launch Eurosport’s streaming service as well as Discovery+, but his 11-year run at NBCUniversal yielded an industry milestone. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

JuJu Brents logged 69 defensive snaps and yielded completions on both his targets, for 24 yards. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026