Yielding

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Inclined to give way to pressure, argument, or influence; docile.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Present participle of yield.
  • adj. docile, or inclined to give way to pressure
  • n. a concession
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Payment.
  • n. Compliance; assent; surrender.
  • n. A giving away under physical pressure; a settling.
  • Inclined or fit to yield, in any sense of the word; especially, soft; compliant; unresisting.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure
  • adj. inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
  • adj. tending to give in or surrender or agree
  • n. a verbal act of admitting defeat
  • n. the act of conceding or yielding
  • Equivalent
    soft    docile    compromising    flexible    conciliatory   
    Antonym
    opposition   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    obsequious    attentive    flexible    compliant    accommodating    submission    submittal    homage    acquiescence    fall   
    Verb Stem
    yield   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Fielding    fielding    shielding    unyielding    wielding