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| Main Entry: |
yield
 [yeeld] 
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | produce |
| Synonyms: | accrue, admit, afford, allow, beam, bear, blossom, bring forth, bring in, discharge, earn, furnish, generate, give, give off, hold out, net, offer, pay, proffer, provide, return, sell for, supply, tender, turn out |
| Antonyms: | disallow, withhold |
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| Main Entry: | yield |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grant, allow |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, agree, assent, bow, break, comply, concede, concur, consent, defer, fail, fit in, go along with, go with the flow, permit, play the game, surrender, toe the line, toe the mark, waive |
| Antonyms: | counter, disallow, disapprove, veto |
| Main Entry: | yielding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accommodating |
| Synonyms: | acquiescent, biddable, compliant, docile, easy, flexible, humble, nonresistant, obedient, passive, pliable, pliant, putty in one's hands, resigned, submissive, tractable |
| Antonyms: | obstinate, resistant, unflexible |
Example Sentences
- But this strategy is now yielding diminishing returns.
- But fulfilling the execution of one's tasks may also require some agreeable yielding.
- On the one hand, letting her do the talking means yielding a lot of control.
| Main Entry: | yielding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | soft, flexible |
| Synonyms: | elastic, malleable, mushy, pappy, plastic, pliable, pulpy, quaggy, resilient, spongy, springy, squishy, supple, tractable, tractile, unresisting |
| Antonyms: | hard, rigid, solid, unflexible |
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| Main Entry: | yielding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
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Adjectives: |
self, concessive, down on one's marrow, givy, humble, indefensible, non, pliant, resigned, submissive, surrendering, undefended, unresisting, untenable
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| Main Entry: | abandon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave behind, relinquish |
| Synonyms: | abdicate, back out, bail out, bow out, chicken out, cop out, cut loose, desert, discard, discontinue, ditch*, drop, drop out, duck*, dump*, dust*, flake out, fly the coop, give up the ship, kiss goodbye, leave, leg it, let go, opt out, pull out, quit, run out on, screw*, ship out, stop, storm out, surrender, take a powder, take a walk, throw over, vacate, walk out on, wash hands of, withdraw, yield |
| Antonyms: | cherish, defend, keep, pursue, retain, support |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abdicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give up a right, position, or power |
| Synonyms: | abandon, abjure, abnegate, bag it, bail out, cede, demit, drop, forgo, give up, leave, leave high and dry, leave holding the bag, leave in the lurch, opt out, quit, quitclaim, relinquish, renounce, resign, retire, sell out, step down, surrender, vacate, waive, withdraw, yield |
| Antonyms: | assert, assume, challenge, claim, defend, defy, hold, maintain, remain, retain, treasure, usurp |
| Main Entry: | accede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree or consent |
| Synonyms: | accept, acquiesce, admit, allow, assent, be game for, cave in, comply, concede, concur, cooperate, cry uncle, endorse, enter into, fold, give the go-ahead, give the green light, go along with, grant, let, okay, permit, play ball, roll over and play dead, subscribe, throw in the towel, yield |
| Antonyms: | condemn, demur, denounce, denounce, deny, protest, refuse |
| Main Entry: | accommodate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perform service |
| Synonyms: | afford, aid, arrange, assist, avail, benefit, bow, comfort, convenience, defer, favor, furnish, gratify, help, humor, indulge, oblige, pamper, please, provide, serve, settle, submit, suit, supply, support, sustain, yield |
| Antonyms: | bar, block, frustrate, hinder, impede, limit, obstruct, prevent, stop |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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