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Yielding vs Attentive - What's the difference?

yielding | attentive | Synonyms |

Yielding is a synonym of attentive.


As adjectives the difference between yielding and attentive

is that yielding is docile, or inclined to give way to pressure while attentive is paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.

As a verb yielding

is .

As a noun yielding

is a concession.

yielding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A concession.

    • Derived terms

    * overyielding

    attentive

    English

    Etymology

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely
    • She is an attentive listener, but does not like to talk much.

    Synonyms

    * reckful

    Antonyms

    * inattentive, reckless

    See also

    * alert * wary * watchful

    Anagrams

    * tentative ----