1. Tending to give in, surrender or agree
   "too yielding to make a stand against any encroachments"
    
2. Inclined to yield to argument, influence or control
   "a timid yielding person"
    
3. Lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure
   "a deep yielding layer of foam rubber"

1. The act of conceding or yielding
   "His yielding of the election was gracious and timely";
   - concession, conceding
    
2. A verbal act of admitting defeat
   "His yielding to pressure from his opponents was seen as a sign of weakness";
   - giving up, surrender

1. Be the cause or source of
   "He yielded me a lot of trouble";
   - give, afford
    
2. End resistance, as under pressure or force
   "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram";
   - give way
    
3. Give in, as to influence or pressure
   "yield, and save your souls";
   - relent, soften
    
4. Give or supply
   "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn";
   - render, return, give, generate
    
5. Give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
   "The team yielded the championship to their rivals";
   - concede, cede, grant
    
6. Cease opposition; stop fighting
   "The rebels yielded to the government forces"
    
7. Consent reluctantly
   "After hours of negotiation, the stubborn CEO finally yielded";
   - give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under
    
8. Be willing to admit or forced to agree
   "I yield you this much";
   - concede, grant
    
9. Move in order to make room for someone or something
   "'yield,' he told the crowd";
   - move over, give way, give, ease up
    
10. Cause to happen or be responsible for
    "His two singles yielded the team the victory";
    - give
     
11. Be fatally overwhelmed
    "The old tree finally yielded to the strong winds";
    - succumb
     
12. (investment) bring in
    "How much does this savings certificate yield annually?";
    - pay, bear
     
13. Be flexible under stress of physical force
    "This material doesn't yield";
    - give

Derived forms: yieldings

See also: compromising, conciliatory, docile, flexible, soft

Type of: accept, acquiescence, agree, assent, break, break off, bring in, buy the farm [N. Amer, informal], cash in [informal], cash in one's chips [informal], cease, change, clear, concord, concur, conk [informal], consent, cop it [Brit, informal], create, croak [informal], decease [archaic], die, discontinue, drop dead [informal], earn, exit, expire, flatline [informal], furnish, gain, give, give up, give up the ghost [informal], go, go for, hold, kick the bucket [informal], lay off, make, move, offer, pass, pass away, pass on, perish, pop off [informal], pop one's clogs [informal], produce, provide, pull in [informal], quit, realise [Brit], realize, relinquishing, relinquishment, render, snuff it [informal], stop, stretch, supply, surcease [archaic], take in

Encyclopedia: Yielding