Synonyms & Antonyms : Yield
Yield
( Verb )
We will never yield to negative forces.
Synonyms:
Give – way
Submit
Accede
Waive
Surrender
Renounce
Abandon
Forgo
Crop
Harvest
Contextual Examples:
The bridge was defective and gave way as soon as the train passed over it.
He has submitted the requisite documents to the college. His mother acceded to his demand for a holiday tour.
The enemy could not resist our forces and had to surrender.
He has decided to renounce the world and become a Sanyasi.
I have abandoned the idea of becoming a singer.
Mary was willing to forgo the pleasure of the trip and let July go instead.
The beans cropped very well this year.
The farmer has sold his this year’s harvest in the market at good profit.
Antonyms:
Resist
Withstand
Refuse
Keep back
Withhold
Restrain
Oppose
Assail
Contend
Confront
Contextual Examples:
I could not resist the temptation of cold coffee and accepted his kind offer.
I could not withstand the heat of the summer and proceeded to Shimla for relief.
I could not refuse the kind offer of a lucrative job in my friend’s firm.
I am keeping back some savings for the rainy day.
The judge withheld his decision to the next sitting.
The government has built sufficient reservoirs of good stock for an emergency.
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