yielding
adjectiveHow many syllables in yielding?
There are 2 syllables in the word yielding.How to pronounce yielding:
Definition of yielding:
- yielding (adjective):
- productive
- soft or flexible
- inclined to yield to argument or influence or control.
Synonyms for yielding:
abidance
acquiescence
agreeability
amenability
capitulation
compliance
conceding
concession
conformity
deference
docility
dutifulness
giving up
humility
inhibition
meekness
modesty
obedience
obeisance
obsequiousness
repression
restraint
servility
slavishness
submission
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Antonyms for yielding:
adamant
anarchistic
antagonistic
anti
assertive
averse to
awkward
balky
bellicose
bloody-minded
bolshie
brittle
bull-headed
bullheaded
cantankerous
challenging
combative
contrary
contumacious
cross-grained
dead set against
defiant
determined
difficult
disaffected
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