Shoot for and Yield

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Shoot for verb - Have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal.

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Yield is an antonym for shoot for in topics: compete, try for.

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

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Shoot for is an antonym for yield.

Nearby Words: yielding, yielded

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Yield and Shoot for. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/shoot_for/yield

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