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yield

[yeeld] / yild /
NOUN
production of labor
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crop earnings harvest income output profit return revenue turnout
STRONG
outturn produce takings
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bills debt payment
VERB
produce
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allow bring in earn generate give offer pay provide supply
STRONG
accrue admit afford beam bear blossom discharge furnish net proffer return tender
WEAK
bring forth give off hold out sell for turn out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny hold keep lose refuse take withhold withstand
WEAK
counter disallow disapprove oppose prevent reject veto
VERB
give in, surrender
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bow buy capitulate give up give way leave succumb
STRONG
abandon abdicate bend break cede collapse crumple defer fold go knuckle relax relent relinquish resign sag submit
WEAK
admit defeat back down call it quits cave in come to terms fold up give oneself over hand over knuckle under lay down arms let go part with suffer defeat throw in the towel
Antonyms
STRONGEST
defend fight
STRONG
agree assert build hide hold increase keep retain rise stay straighten
WEAK
counter deny disallow disapprove oppose prevent refuse reject veto withhold
VERB
grant, allow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accept agree bow concede fail surrender
STRONG
accede acknowledge acquiesce admit assent break comply concur consent defer permit waive
WEAK
fit in go along with go with the flow play the game toe the line toe the mark
Antonyms
STRONGEST
contradict decline disagree dispute dissent fight refuse reject repudiate win
STRONG
deny differ disallow disapprove object oppose protest
WEAK
counter prevent veto withhold

Example Sentences

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Cook them until they yield slightly but retain their brightness.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

The crash took place at 12:55 p.m. on May 19, 2025, when Cervantes’ car was hit by a driver who failed to yield to the right of way at an intersection in downtown Sacramento.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Risk free, 10-year Treasurys yield around 4.3% currently.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Neurocrine is betting that its experience working on CRF1 receptor antagonists could yield a better muscle-preserving treatment for obesity.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

To help the wine merchants out, Kepler chopped up the barrels—in his mind—into an infinite number of infinitely tiny pieces, and then added them back together again to yield their volumes.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.