YIELDS Synonyms: 290 Similar and Opposite Words

yields 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of yield

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

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as in gives

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

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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

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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

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as in collapses

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 relinquishes

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 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

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yields

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noun

plural of yield

as in products

something produced by physical or intellectual effort wheat farmers were able to increase the yield per acre substantially

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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

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Recent Examples of yields

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In my experience, attempting to shortcut this dynamic with a single high-profile placement yields diminishing returns. — Jessica Schaefer, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 These form a special kind of set called a number field, because adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing rationals (except for dividing by zero) yields a number that is also in the set. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026 That means a $4,000,001 estate in Illinois yields a state estate tax bill of more than $220,000, compared with $0 in federal tax because the $15 million threshold isn't hit. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 Bond yields receded during Thursday's session, with the 10-year Treasury note yields sliding more than 2 basis points and the 30-year Treasury note yield dropping more than 1 basis point. — Davis Giangiulio,sean Conlon,hugh Leask, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 Money is tight, the wheat harvest yields less money, and Sayed is being pestered by an outsider to sell his fields. — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026 This autothermal internal heating method yields a roughly tenfold increase in efficiency compared to conventional techniques. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026 When two outfielders can make the same catch, the left or right fielder ordinarily yields to the center fielder. — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026 In Erasmus’s view, cutting and pasting still basically yields a copy, and a very dumb one to boot. — Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

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Higher Treasury yields put more pressure on companies to grow their profits in order to lift their stock prices. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 The problem is that bond yields are going up, as bond investors expect higher inflation ahead, and stocks don’t seem to have noticed. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 Bond yields followed crude higher, stoking inflation concerns and putting market odds on a Federal Reserve interest rate hike at next week's meeting at over 58%. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026 On Tuesday, two-year Treasury yields, which are among the most sensitive to potential inflation, hit their highest level since November 2024. — Gordon Lubold, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026 Compaoré is upbeat about future innovations and better yields. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for yields

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Wolf succumbs to Shura, a demonic force in the game’s mythology that possesses those who give in to bloodlust.

— Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Vhagar dies in the crash and Caraxes succumbs to his injuries a few days after crawling out and into the bowls of Harrenhal.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of succumbs

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When a student submits a paper written by a chatbot instead of their own work, should this be considered plagiarism?

— Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Firewise is a national program where each community of eight to 200 homes works together to create defensible space and clear brush, agrees to continue the work annually and submits an application to Firewise USA.

— Chuck Page, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026

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At night, the fibromyalgia causes Lukas to wake up crying from muscle aches.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Postmortem studies have shown that Huntington’s causes a specific type of striatal neurons—the cells that send signals around the brain and nervous system—to be lost.

— Claudia Metzler-Baddeley, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of causes

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Could this be the anarchic mind that emerges when the ego relinquishes its hold?

— Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
If a player chooses not to negotiate with the Panthers, that player will be unable to sign elsewhere, unless Carolina relinquishes his rights by not offering him a tender.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026

Definition of relinquishes

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Professional patient Argan indulges his every ailment, and schemes to marry off his daughter to a doctor to save on medical bills.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
Lee indulges that emotional ambiguity, the way the pedal steel can blur the distinction between a frown and a smile.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Definition of indulges

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As the first generation of entrepreneurs adapts to the demands of international business, these companies are moving beyond simply selling products abroad and starting to behave like true multinationals.

— Danny Vincent, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2026
Canada stands as the second-largest export market for US agricultural products, with US agricultural exports to Canada surpassing 28 billion dollars in 2025.

— , CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026