Synonyms of yields

yields 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of yield

1

as in succumbs

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

• succumbs
• submits
• surrenders
• bows
• gives in
• caters (to)
• caves (in)
• indulges
• gratifies
• concedes (to)
• wallows
• acquiesces (to)
• buckles (under)
• gives over (to)
• knuckles under

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resists
• meets
• faces
• breasts
• confronts
• counters
• defies
• objects
• opposes
• repels
• fights
• withstands
• combats
• rejects
• holds off
• inhibits
• thwarts
• constrains
• battles
• checks
• curbs
• restrains
• stifles
• bridles

2

as in gives

to produce as revenue

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gives
• returns
• pays
• provides
• bears
• affords
• supplies
• furnishes
• nets
• brings in
• pays off

3

as in submits

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

• succumbs
• submits
• surrenders
• concedes
• bows
• capitulates
• gives in
• relents
• budges
• blinks
• quits
• throws in the sponge
• acquiesces
• knuckles under
• throws in the towel
• defers
• says uncle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resists
• contends
• meets
• faces
• breasts
• fights
• confronts
• counters
• defies
• objects
• opposes
• repels
• withstands
• holds off
• combats
• thwarts
• battles

4

as in causes

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

• causes
• brings
• creates
• generates
• produces
• prompts
• does
• spawns
• induces
• works
• invokes
• makes
• begets
• catalyzes
• effects
• engenders
• brings about
• results (in)
• draws on
• brings on
• occasions
• gives rise to
• translates (into)
• brings forth
• breeds
• effectuates
• encourages
• promotes
• introduces
• contributes (to)
• founds
• determines
• establishes
• initiates
• begins
• launches
• inaugurates
• renders
• develops
• cultivates
• starts
• fosters
• decides
• fathers
• conduces (to)
• institutes
• enacts
• sets up
• furthers
• advances
• turns out
• nourishes
• sets
• nurtures
• innovates
• pioneers
• forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limits
• restricts
• impedes
• suppresses
• inhibits
• arrests
• controls
• dampens
• stifles
• squashes
• subdues
• represses
• crushes
• smothers
• reins (in)
• curbs
• checks
• restrains
• kills
• puts down
• retards
• destroys
• squelches
• quashes
• quells
• cracks down (on)
• stills
• cans
• abolishes
• clamps down (on)
• extinguishes
• quenches
• liquidates
• demolishes
• snuffs (out)

5

as in collapses

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

the door soon yielded to the battering ram

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapses
• gives
• tumbles
• goes
• crumples
• melts
• gives way
• shatters
• dies
• goes out
• buckles
• crumbles
• founders
• implodes
• flattens
• bursts
• breaks
• fails
• crashes
• caves (in)
• pops
• splits
• smashes
• snaps
• stalls
• breaks down
• cracks
• gives out
• deflates
• melts down
• splinters
• conks (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• swells
• inflates

6

as in relinquishes

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

• relinquishes
• renders
• surrenders
• delivers
• turns in
• cedes
• lays down
• transfers
• turns over
• abandons
• coughs up
• gives up
• resigns
• commits
• hands over
• releases
• entrusts
• forfeits
• waives
• consigns
• discards
• intrusts
• renounces
• sheds
• parts (with)
• forsakes
• deserts
• abnegates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keeps
• retains
• withholds

7

as in indulges

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

• indulges
• surrenders
• abandons
• delivers
• gives up
• revels
• overindulges
• basks
• overdoes
• rolls
• wallows
• luxuriates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denies
• eschews
• forgoes
• foregoes
• inhibits
• refrains (from)
• abstains (from)
• restrains
• checks
• forbears

yields

2 of 2

noun

plural of yield

1

as in products

something produced by physical or intellectual effort

wheat farmers were able to increase the yield per acre substantially

Synonyms & Similar Words

• products
• productions
• produces
• results
• works
• outputs
• fruits
• things
• outcomes
• labors
• affairs
• resultants
• objects
• commodities
• handiworks
• effects
• articles
• goods
• entries
• wares
• consequences
• issues
• developments
• byproducts
• sequences
• derivatives
• offspring
• side effects
• conclusions
• residuals
• handicrafts
• corollaries
• merchandises
• lines
• sequels
• side reactions
• aftereffects
• by-products
• offsprings
• outgrowths
• offshoots
• handcrafts
• aftermaths
• upshots
• spin-offs

2

as in bounties

the total amount collected or obtained especially at one time

the yield from the police department's buyback program for firearms was staggering

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bounties
• hauls
• earnings
• proceeds
• profits
• catches
• revenues
• gains
• takes
• returns
• incomes
• receipts
• payoffs
• bags
• winnings
• spoils
• loots
• nets
• appropriations
• plunders
• collections
• grosses
• booties
• swags

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losses
• deductions
• subtractions