yielding

The word “yielding” has 2 syllables: yield-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈjiːldɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for yielding?

In the thesaurus, “yielding” has 40 synonyms and 58 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for yielding along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for yielding

abandoning
acquiescence
amenability
bowing
bringing
capitulation
causing
collapsing
conceding
creating
crumpling
delivering
doing
floppy
generating
giving
going
indulging
limp
obedient
obeisance
obsequiousness
passive
paying
producing
prompting
providing
relinquishing
rendering
resigned
returning
soft
spawning
submissiveness
submitting
succumbing
surrender
surrendering
tractability
tumbling

Antonyms for yielding

combating
combatting
confronting
contending
contrariness
contrary
controlling
contumacy
countering
crushing
defiance
defiant
denying
disobedience
disrespect
facing
fighting
firm
hard
impeding
inflexible
insubordination
intractability
keeping
limiting
meeting
noncompliance
noncooperation
objecting
opposing
protesting
rebellion
rebelliousness
recalcitrance
refractoriness
refractory
resilient
resistant
resisting
restricting
retaining
revolt
rigid
rising
self-will
solid
sound
stiff
strong
sturdy
substantial
suppressing
swelling
tense
unruliness
unyielding
waywardness
willfulness

Meanings of yielding

verb
1. To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.
2. To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth.
3. To give way; to allow another to pass first.
4. To give as required; to surrender, relinquish or capitulate.
5. To give, or give forth, (anything).
6. To give way; to succumb to a force.
7. To produce as return, as from an investment.
8. To produce as a result.
9. To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law.
10. (of a material specimen) To pass the material's yield point and undergo plastic deformation.
11. To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
adjective
1. Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.
noun
1. A concession.

Example Sentences

The soft, yielding mattress provided a comfortable night's sleep.
Despite the pressure, she remained calm and yielding in her negotiations.
The chef emphasized the importance of using fresh, yielding vegetables in the stir-fry.
His patient and yielding demeanor made him an effective mediator in conflicts.
The yielding nature of the clay made it ideal for sculpting intricate details in pottery.

On this page you'll find 98 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to yielding, such as: abandoning, acquiescence, amenability, bowing, bringing, capitulation, causing.

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