Press for and Yield

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Press for verb - To ask for (something) earnestly or with authority.

Usage example: workers pressing for higher wages and better working conditions

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Yield is an antonym for press for.

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

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Press for is an antonym for yield.

Nearby Words: yielding, yielded

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Yield and Press for. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/press_for/yield

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