CAVE (IN) Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

cave (in)

verb

ˈkāv

Definition of cave (in)

as in to collapse

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure the wall caved in when a tree fell on it

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as in to succumb

to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit) I caved in to my bibliomania and bought two more books last week

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Four American tourists died on Friday after a building collapsed due to a gas explosion in Athens, Greece, in a neighborhood near the Acropolis.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 27 Sep. 2026
The possibility -- even likelihood -- of some rickety old thing collapsing under me never occurred to me.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of collapse

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But rather than succumbing to any one style, Lam developed a unique voice shaped by surrealism, cubism and his heritage as the son of a Chinese immigrant father and a mixed-race mother.

— Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Now life was like that; some days fine and firm and full of whatever, while other days the hoarse bark of the neighbors’ dog or a friend’s grim diagnosis and her body succumbed to an emotional gravity that pulled her into a free fall.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of succumb

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If approved, payments will go out 120 days after the settlement is finally approved, barring any objections or appeals, settlement administrators said.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
On that morning, a call went out to the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team, a local volunteer organization that is staffed with many expert climbers.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of go out

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The county urged the Supreme Court to reject the administration's appeal, while the state of Texas submitted its own brief defending the database.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
The controversial budget maneuver occurs when a president submits a request to Congress to block funding so close to the end of the fiscal year that the funds can expire before Congress receives the full 45-day consideration period under the law.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

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