Own and Yield

Opposite meaning words

Own verb - To keep, control, or experience as one's own.

Usage example: we own a modest house and an equally modest car

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Yield is an antonym for own in possess topic.

Yield verb - To give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit).

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Own is an antonym for yield.

Nearby Words: yielding, yielded

own improvement

yield improvement

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