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past tense form of yield.
past participle of yield.

yielded

VERB

produce

Synonyms

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allow bring in earn generate give offer pay provide supply

STRONG

accrue admit afford beam bear blossom discharge furnish net proffer return tender

WEAK

bring forth give off hold out sell for turn out

Antonyms

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deny hold keep lose refuse take withhold withstand

WEAK

counter disallow disapprove oppose prevent reject veto

VERB

give in, surrender

Synonyms

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bow buy capitulate give up give way leave succumb

STRONG

abandon abdicate bend break cede collapse crumple defer fold go knuckle relax relent relinquish resign sag submit

WEAK

admit defeat back down call it quits cave in come to terms fold up give oneself over hand over knuckle under lay down arms let go part with suffer defeat throw in the towel

Antonyms

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defend fight

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agree assert build hide hold increase keep retain rise stay straighten

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counter deny disallow disapprove oppose prevent refuse reject veto withhold

VERB

grant, allow

Synonyms

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accept agree bow concede fail surrender

STRONG

accede acknowledge acquiesce admit assent break comply concur consent defer permit waive

WEAK

fit in go along with go with the flow play the game toe the line toe the mark

Antonyms

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contradict decline disagree dispute dissent fight refuse reject repudiate win

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deny differ disallow disapprove object oppose protest

WEAK

counter prevent veto withhold

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yielded

Weatherley then holed-out after a 53-ball stay which yielded nine fours and two sixes and Baker followed him straight after to start the Steelbacks celebrations.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

Overall, though, the 78th Emmy Awards nominations yielded a typical slate of choices.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

But his search yielded only crushed masonry; no bones, and no sign of his son, or the others killed with him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

In Belgium, the site of Goyet yielded the remains of four Neanderthal females and two immature individuals.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

Hermione, meanwhile, was resolutely plowing on with what she called the “official” instructions, but becoming increasingly bad-tempered as they yielded poorer results than the Prince’s.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling