yieldingly
In submissive fashion
Yieldingly means in a manner that gives way or submits.
Someone who responds yieldingly offers little resistance, whether physically or in argument: She sighed yieldingly and let him have his way.
The word suggests compliance or softness rather than stubborn opposition.
In yielding deference
- obedientlyIn a compliant manner
- deferentiallyWith respectful yielding
- acquiescentlyIn yielding manner
- meeklyIn docile manner
docilely · passively · tractably · dutifully · conformably · resignedly · subserviently · obsequiously
In flexible manner
- elasticallyWith flexible recovery
- supplelyIn a flexible manner
- resilientlyWith ability to recover
- plasticallyIn a reshapable manner
springily · limberly · adaptably · adjustably · responsively · fluidly · lithely · loosely
With little volume
- tenderlyWith gentle care
- delicatelyIn a careful, subtle manner
- mildlyIn a gentle way
- soothinglyIn a calming way
gently · sensitively · compassionately · caringly · kindly · mercifully · forgivingly · understandingly
submissively
In yielding deference
- obedientlyIn a compliant manner
- deferentiallyWith respectful yielding
- acquiescentlyIn yielding manner
meekly · docilely · passively · tractably · dutifully · conformably · resignedly · subserviently · obsequiously · compliantly
pliably
In flexible manner
- elasticallyWith flexible recovery
- supplelyIn a flexible manner
- resilientlyWith ability to recover
plastically · springily · limberly · adaptably · adjustably · responsively · fluidly · lithely · loosely · relaxedly
softly
With little volume
- tenderlyWith gentle care
- delicatelyIn a careful, subtle manner
- mildlyIn a gentle way
soothingly · gently · sensitively · compassionately · caringly · kindly · mercifully · forgivingly · understandingly · empathetically
yieldinglyunyieldingly
In an unbending manner
firmly · rigidly · stubbornly · inflexibly · unbendingly
yieldinglywillfully
Done on purpose
defiantly · obstinately · resistantly · assertively · insistently
- yielding upSurrendering possession of something