yielding
English Thesaurus
1. the act of conceding or yielding (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | acquiescence, assent, |
| definition | : | agreement with a statement or proposal to do something (noun.communication) |
2. a verbal act of admitting defeat (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | relinquishing, relinquishment, |
| definition | : | a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. (noun.communication) |
3. tending to give in or surrender or agree (adj.all)
| similar | : | compromising, conciliatory, flexible, |
| definition | : | making or willing to make concessions (adj.all) |
4. lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure (adj.all)
| similar | : | soft, |
| definition | : | yielding readily to pressure or weight (adj.all) |
5. inclined to yield to argument or influence or control (adj.all)
| similar | : | docile, |
| definition | : | willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed (adj.all) |
6. the act of conceding or yielding (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | concede, |
| definition | : | acknowledge defeat (verb.competition) |
7. a verbal act of admitting defeat (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | buckle under, give in, knuckle under, succumb, yield, |
| definition | : | consent reluctantly (verb.communication) |
8. the act of conceding or yielding (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | concede, |
| definition | : | acknowledge defeat (verb.competition) |
9. a verbal act of admitting defeat (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | buckle under, give in, knuckle under, succumb, yield, |
| definition | : | consent reluctantly (verb.communication) |
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