Patients often die simply because they yield to their diseases.
Source: tatoeba (21063)
Yield
/jiːld/
Synonyms for "yield" (649 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (15)
Verb(2 words)
abandonabdicateabjureaccedeacceptaccommodateaccommodate withaccordacknowledgeacknowledge defeatadapt
Noun(2 words)
Related words (25)
Adjective(2 words)
agricultural outputagricultural produce
Noun(3 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: return, bear, cede, give in, give way.
- Sentence evidence is available for yield, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss, moby, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "yield".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "yield"
Keep "yield" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "yield" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "yield", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "yield" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
72 entriesShowing 16 of 72 words.
More specific
15 entriesannual yieldbear fruitbond yieldcave incede authoritycurrent yielddividend yieldfruit yieldgive waygrain yieldhandoverper acre yieldproduce resultsyield signyield to maturity
Collocations
12 entriesannual yieldbond yieldcrop yielddividend yieldhigh yieldper acre yieldyield a profityield informationyield resultsyield the flooryield to pressureyield to temptation
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
7 entriesTranslations
196 translations across 41 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- dorëzoj verb (to give as required)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- παραχωρέω verb (to give way)
Arabic
4 entries- إِفَادَة noun (quantity of something produced)
- إِفَادَةٌ مِنْ noun (quantity of something produced)
- إِنْتاج noun (quantity of something produced)
- إِيراد noun (quantity of something produced)
Aramaic
1 entries- ܢܬܠ verb (to give as required)
Bulgarian
3 entries- добив noun (quantity of something produced)
- отстъпвам verb (to give way)
- предавам се verb (to give as required)
Catalan
1 entries- cedir verb (to give way)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 收成 noun (quantity of something produced)
- 產量 /产量 noun (quantity of something produced)
- 屈服 verb (to give as required)
- 讓步 /让步 verb (to give way)
Czech
4 entries- výnos noun (quantity of something produced)
- úroda noun (quantity of something produced)
- dát přednost verb (to give way)
- podřídit se verb (to give as required)
Danish
2 entries- give efter verb (to give way)
- vige verb (to give as required)
Dutch
4 entries- opbrengst noun (quantity of something produced)
- afstaan verb (to give way)
- belonen verb (to give way)
- capituleren verb (to give as required)
Egyptian
1 entries- A-z:x-T30 noun (quantity of something produced)
Finnish
4 entries- sato noun (quantity of something produced)
- antaa tietä verb (to give way)
- myöntää verb (to give as required)
- taipua verb (to give way)
French
4 entries- rendement noun (quantity of something produced)
- capituler verb (to give as required)
- céder verb (to give way)
- céder verb (to give as required)
Galician
1 entries- render verb (to give as required)
Georgian
4 entries- მოსავალი noun (quantity of something produced)
- მწარმოებლურობა noun (quantity of something produced)
- ნაყოფიერება noun (quantity of something produced)
- დათმობა verb (to give way)
German
4 entries- Ausbeute noun (quantity of something produced)
- Ertrag noun (quantity of something produced)
- Platz machen verb (to give way)
- Vorfahrt gewähren verb (to give way)
Hebrew
1 entries- תְּשׂוּאָה noun (quantity of something produced)
Hungarian
4 entries- hozam noun (quantity of something produced)
- termés noun (quantity of something produced)
- terméshozam noun (quantity of something produced)
- behódol verb (to give as required)
Indonesian
2 entries- hasil noun (quantity of something produced)
- rendemen noun (quantity of something produced)
Ingrian
1 entries- antiissa verb (to give way)
Irish
1 entries- géill slí verb (to give way)
Italian
4 entries- produzione noun (quantity of something produced)
- raccolto noun (quantity of something produced)
- arrendere verb (to give as required)
- arrendersi verb (to give as required)
Japanese
4 entries- 利益 noun (quantity of something produced)
- 収穫 noun (quantity of something produced)
- 譲る verb (to give way)
- 譲る verb (to give as required)
Latin
4 entries- fructus noun (quantity of something produced)
- cēdō verb (to give way)
- dēcēdō verb (to give way)
- obsequor verb (to give as required)
Māori
4 entries- hauhakenga noun (quantity of something produced)
- ngaeki verb (to give way)
- ngawhere verb (to give way)
- tautuku verb (to give way)
Norwegian
3 entries- gi etter verb (to give way)
- svikte verb (to give way)
- yte verb (to give as required)
Occitan
4 entries- rendement noun (quantity of something produced)
- capitular verb (to give as required)
- cedir verb (to give way)
- cedir verb (to give as required)
Old English
2 entries- æþelu noun (quantity of something produced)
- būgan verb (to give way)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- حاصل noun (quantity of something produced)
Polish
4 entries- plon noun (quantity of something produced)
- produkcja noun (quantity of something produced)
- wydajność noun (quantity of something produced)
- ustąpić verb (to give way)
Portuguese
4 entries- produção noun (quantity of something produced)
- rendimento noun (quantity of something produced)
- safra noun (quantity of something produced)
- ceder verb (to give as required)
Romanian
2 entries- ceda trecerea verb (to give way)
- închina verb (to give way)
Russian
4 entries- вы́работка noun (quantity of something produced)
- вы́ход noun (quantity of something produced)
- проду́кция noun (quantity of something produced)
- урожа́й noun (quantity of something produced)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- toradh noun (quantity of something produced)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- urod noun (quantity of something produced)
Slovak
4 entries- dať prednosť verb (to give way)
- podať sa verb (to give way)
- pustiť verb (to give way)
- ustúpiť verb (to give way)
Spanish
4 entries- rendimiento noun (quantity of something produced)
- ceder verb (to give way)
- ceder verb (to give as required)
- ceder el paso verb (to give way)
Swedish
3 entries- utbyte noun (quantity of something produced)
- ge vika verb (to give as required)
- väja verb (to give way)
Telugu
2 entries- దిగుబడి noun (quantity of something produced)
- రాబడి noun (quantity of something produced)
Thai
1 entries- ผลผลิต noun (quantity of something produced)
Turkish
4 entries- hâsılât noun (quantity of something produced)
- kazanç noun (quantity of something produced)
- kâr noun (quantity of something produced)
- rekolte noun (quantity of something produced)
Sample sentences
41 total sentences available.
Stock investments do not always yield profit.
Source: tatoeba (21198)
We had to yield to their request.
Source: tatoeba (22723)
Don't yield to any temptation.
Source: tatoeba (36569)
Showing 4 of 41 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "yield"?
Closest matches include return, bear, cede, give in, give way.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "yield"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.