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

Shane Drohan yielded three runs on three hits and three walks while pitching into the sixth for Milwaukee. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

The frantic search for survivors has long since yielded to the grim spectacle of excavators clearing ruins. — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

The rocks near the fence yielded about as many questions as answers. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 Aug. 2026

The recent research, published in the journal Science, centers on Chilean mummies whose ancient DNA yielded evidence of smallpox infections dating to the early colonial period. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

An Adirondack, New York, bird yielded 20 whole strawberries and more than 6,000 seeds. — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

The investigation has been ongoing but has only yielded more questions than answers. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Brown pitched five innings and yielded three runs on five hits and three walks. — CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

The trade group for doctors had argued that the methodology yielded numbers that were unfairly low, and the court mostly agreed. — Tara Bannow, STAT, 12 Aug. 2026