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

The process yielded one-of-a-kind designs, often incorporating unusual gem cuts, such as raw sapphires, in pieces that take on particular significance for the wearer. — Virginia Corneli, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Users were already required to state a reason, but the company acknowledged that the old free-text system yielded explanations that were not always specific. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2026

The talks lasted about three hours but yielded no ceasefire or agreement to end the war. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

The governmental scrutiny and the sudden sales of the Lakers and Chelsea have yielded speculation as to whether any of Walter’s other sports assets were on the block. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Farmers, radicalized by this state of affairs, banded together and stunned the nation in the elections of 1890, which yielded seven congressmen and one senator from Kansas and Nebraska. — Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

In lectures and publications, Grice offered several examples of the types of implicatures yielded within his three groups. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026

And after the marathon that was Wicked, which yielded a Best Actress nom for Erivo only for the second part to get entirely blanked by the Academy, Erivo is someone people would clearly like to see eventually win. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Efforts to locate McCrystal included aerial and ground searches, which were called off earlier this month after a two-week search yielded no trace. — Sarah Jean Maher, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026