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Synonyms for yield

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

produce supply generate render give in abandon give pay

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Produce — to give as a result or outcome; to produce or render

produce, supply, generate, render, deliver, furnish, provide, give forth, earn, impart, confer, extend, bestow, communicate, afford rare

2. Abandon

give in, abandon, cede, succumb, surrender, obey, grant, submit, comply, concede, capitulate, accede, abdicate, waive, accord, defer, conform, agree UK IE, assent, relinquish, acquiesce, bow

3. Allow — to give up; to surrender or capitulate. To give way so as to allow another to pass first

give, give way, give up, allow, move over, bend, ease up informal, fold, give place dated

4. Bear

pay, bear

Other

soften, mercy, control, re-sign, affection, reverence, cave-in, indulge, commend, relax, truckle, relent dated

Noun

1. Proceeds

return, proceeds, take, payoff, issue

2. Output

output, production

3. Gain

gain, earnings, income

Other

crop, harvest, product, fruit, give-away

Antonyms

defeat, persist, persevere

All antonyms of yield →

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.

    This method generally yields better results.

  2. v. 2

    To give up; to surrender or capitulate. To give way so as to allow another to pass first.

    Yield the right of way to pedestrians.

  3. n. 1

    A product.

  4. n. 2

    The quantity of something produced. Measurement of the amount of a crop harvested, or animal products such as wool, meat or milk produced, per unit area of land.

    Zucchini plants always seem to produce a high yield of fruit.

Related words

Word family
yielder yielding
Phrases
high-dividend yield trap yield sign yield strength yield stress yield the field

Forms

Plural
yields → returns, takes, payoffs, issues…
Past participle
yielded
e.g. yielded → produced, supplied, generated, rendered…

Choose the right word

Yield, Submit or Bend?

To submit or yield is to bend the mind humbly to another's wishes.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • produce Your pessimism won't produce any positive results.
  • deliver Tom asked me to come here to deliver this message.
  • generate This is going to generate more traffic in Algiers.
  • fold "I can't fold another crane," she said to herself.
  • mercy And so God took mercy on her, and gave her a girl.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
yieldfalling
producefalling
deliverrising
generaterising
foldsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
pay1, bow1
4 letters
take1, give1, gain1, bear1, earn1, crop1, bend1, fold1, obey2, cede1
5 letters
issue2, agree2, allow2, grant1, fruit1, relax2, mercy2, waive1, defer2
6 letters
return2, income2, supply2, afford2, output2, extend2, submit2, comply2, render2, accord2, soften2, confer2, payoff2, impart2
7 letters
control2, provide2, product2, produce2, deliver3, abandon3, harvest2, concede2, conform2, indulge2, commend2, furnish2, succumb2, truckle
8 letters
earnings2, generate3, proceeds2, abdicate3
9 letters
surrender3, affection3, reverence3, acquiesce3
10 letters
production3, relinquish3, capitulate4
11 letters
communicate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (obey2 = 2 syllables).