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Dec 1, 2009
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Synonyms for yielding

Noun

1. giving up, yielding, surrender, relinquishment, relinquishing
usage: a verbal act of admitting defeat
2. concession, conceding, yielding, assent, acquiescence
usage: the act of conceding or yielding

Verb

1. yield, give, afford, supply, provide, render, furnish
usage: be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
2. give way, yield, change
usage: end resistance, especially under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
3. render, yield, return, give, generate, produce, make, create
usage: give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
4. concede, yield, cede, grant, give
usage: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
5. yield, relent, soften
usage: give in, as to influence or pressure
6. move over, give way, give, ease up, yield, move
usage: move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
7. give, bring about, yield, make, create
usage: bring about; "His two singles gave the team the victory"
8. concede, yield, grant, agree, hold, concur, concord
usage: be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"
9. succumb, yield, die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
usage: be fatally overwhelmed
10. yield, pay, bear, gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
usage: bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
11. give, yield, stretch
usage: be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"
12. yield
usage: cease opposition; stop fighting
13. yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under, accept, consent, go for
usage: consent reluctantly

Adjective

1. yielding, docile (vs. stubborn)
usage: inclined to yield to argument or influence or control; "a timid yielding person"
2. yielding, soft (vs. hard)
usage: lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure; "a deep yielding layer of foam rubber"
3. yielding, compromising (vs. uncompromising), conciliatory, flexible
usage: tending to give in or surrender or agree; "too yielding to make a stand against any encroachments"- V.I.Parrington
4. complying, obliging, yielding, compliant (vs. defiant)
usage: happy to comply
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