YIELDING Synonyms: 418 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈyēl-diŋ

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as in resigned

receiving or enduring without offering resistance a person too yielding to even stand up for his own rights

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as in limp

not stiff in structure after sitting on a hard bench for hours, I was happy to sink into the sofa's yielding cushions

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yielding

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as in surrender

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yielding

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verb

present participle of yield

as in succumbing

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

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as in giving

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

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as in submitting

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

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as in causing

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) the sort of embarrassing question that seldom yields an honest answer

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as in collapsing

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure the door soon yielded to the battering ram

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as in relinquishing

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress refusing to yield the city to enemy troops

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as in indulging

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

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Recent Examples of yielding

Adjective

These trades come despite gold being a non-yielding asset, but admittedly a highly liquid one that has seen a staggering price appreciation in recent years. —

Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 The prospect of lower interest rates also helps by reducing the opportunity costs of holding non-yielding assets like bullion. —

Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 23 Dec. 2025

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The video, which surfaced on Instagram around the time of a playoff game between Birdville and Burleson Centennial, used a scene from the 1970s television series Roots that shows an enslaved Black man yielding to a slave master. —

Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026 The Bills already did a simple restructure of right tackle Spencer Brown’s contract, yielding over $10 million in cap space. —

Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for yielding

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Neither is the machine that, partway through the play, noisily turns the stage into a great berg of foam, which slowly subsumes a resigned Kramer.

— Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
The album’s 20 songs are the resigned and rueful sound of him making amends with his obscurity, and his larger place in the universe.

— Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026