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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High yields slow economies and weigh on prices for stocks, cryptocurrencies and all kinds of other investments. —

Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 Characteristically, Czernowin’s control of timbre, texture, and structure yields a kind of cataclysmic grandeur. —

Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 Commentary on the experiments yields a mixed bag. —

Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 But for writers like Deborah, landing a stellar punch line through trial and error upon error is what yields the greatest reward. —

Caroline Framke, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026 Sometimes a broken bat yields a hit. —

C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 14 May 2026 Paying attention to your children still yields results. —

Andre Mouchard, Daily News, 9 May 2026 Earth’s atmospheric pressure under standard conditions yields about 40-41 moles per cubic meter of volume, where a mole is one Avogadro’s number (6 × 10²³) worth of particles. —

Big Think, 8 May 2026 Treasury yields influence rates across the economy, from mortgage rates to auto loans. —

John Towfighi, CNN Money, 1 May 2026

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But the longer the war goes on, the longer inflation lasts, and the government's defense costs rise, and that means bond yields stay higher and borrowing costs for homes and everything else remain elevated. —

Tim Maxwell, CBS News, 19 May 2026 Are more acute vulnerabilities being exposed by the rise in yields, and will elevated inflation expectations create an undertow to equity valuations? —

Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 May 2026 Higher fertilizer prices can cause lower application rates and contribute to lower yields. —

Sj Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 18 May 2026 The inflationary pressure of the conflict, along with large government deficits, mean yields will remain high for the foreseeable future, Apollo’s chief economist warned. —

Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 18 May 2026 Climbing yields there have cranked up the pressure on economies and stock markets worldwide. —

Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026 But moss phlox is a lower growing alternative that stretches from 1 to 2-feet wide and yields equally eye-catching flowers that carpet gardens with color in early spring. —

Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 12 May 2026 Britain’s borrowing costs were already rising more than other major economies before a leadership crisis in the governing Labour Party helped push gilt yields to multi-decade highs earlier today. —

Isa Soares, CNN Money, 12 May 2026

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In the May 10 episode of Marshals, Kayce (Luke Grimes) and Cal (Logan Marshall-Green) lose another of their former Navy SEAL teammates, as Garrett (Riley Green) succumbs to his injuries from a fire.

— Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Inspired by a drawing made by his nephew, the work unfolds as a sequence of panels in which the titular child, Julian, succumbs to illness.

— Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 6 May 2026