Resist and Yield

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Resist

Resist verb - To refuse to give in to.
Usage example: it is important to resist the temptation to run away from your problems
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Yield is an antonym for resist.
Nearby Words: resistance, resistant, resisted, resisting, resistive

Yield

Yield verb - To give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit).
Usage example: I finally yielded to temptation and had a bowl of ice cream
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Antonyms for Yield
Resist is an antonym for yield.
Nearby Words: yielding, yielded
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Common collocations

power resist power yield power
effect resist effect yield effect
time resist time yield time
effects resist effects yield effects
Other words: damage, powers.

Both words in one sentence

  • On rare occasions, Revenge, Unfinished Business and enough willpower to resist taint can yield a sapient ghost.
    Source: Literature / Xenos
  • Anime / The Last: Naruto the Movie The Chosen One: It's revealed that Hinata is the Byakugan Princess, which means that she is the only one that can yield Hamura Otsutsuki's chakra, the only thing that can resist Toneri's Chakra Drain, destroy his Tenseigan Core orb and harm him.
    Source: Anime / The Last: Naruto the Movie
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