Can and Yield

Can

Can verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.

Yield is an antonym for can.

Yield

Yield verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Usage example: the sort of embarrassing question that seldom yields an honest answer

Can is an antonym for yield.

Nearby Words: yielding, yielded

How words are described

full full can full yield
similar similar can similar yield
normal normal can normal yield
entire entire can entire yield
Other adjectives: large, final, biggest.

Both words in one sentence

  • Using Action Replay codes on the Japanese version managed to yield her as an alternate costume for Videl, which is about as close to a playable Bulma as you can get.
  • Series / Last Resort The warhead can have a yield as low as 5 kilotons, meaning that damage to the island can be minimized (or avoided entirely if the Colorado is at sea).
  • Money Spider Especially in the fifth game, killed animals can leave behind a mess of guts and blood, which when searched can sometimes yield a coin or two, with the implication being that it had been swallowed.
    Source: Money Spider
Cite this Source
Yield and Can. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/can/yield
Can & Yield. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/can/yield>.
Yield or Can. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/can/yield.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "can" and "yield" have occurred on timeline