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

His lack of defensive workload and his club’s 81-81 record — albeit one that yielded a division title and would have been worse without Alvarez — could have weighed against him. — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 11 Nov. 2026

But still, Pavement’s five-album run between 1992 and 1999 yielded two, maybe three masterpieces and a catalog so rich the band can now call up nearly 100 tunes. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 10 Nov. 2026

The variant analyses all yielded similar results, mostly within 1 percentage point. — Joe Murphy, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2026

The Bears yielded only a field goal off Williams’ four picks. — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026

In its wake, growers reported that 21,727 acres yielded not a single box of fruit. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

Although more than half of the Paleolithic cave-art groupings recorded in Europe are located in the Iberian Peninsula, the study notes that the northeastern region has generally yielded only fragmentary evidence. — News Desk, Artforum, 6 Nov. 2026

The crew logged more than 230 shooting days, though some yielded only half an hour of footage. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026

The 79 points tied for the most yielded by the Heat in a first half in their 39 seasons. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026