Synonyms of cave (in)

cave (in)

verb

ˈkāv 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapse
• go out
• go
• tumble
• buckle
• give way
• yield
• founder
• crumple
• give
• die
• melt
• crumble
• shatter
• break down
• melt down
• implode
• fail
• crash
• break
• burst
• stall
• flatten
• crack
• pop
• smash
• snap
• deflate
• give out
• conk (out)
• split
• splinter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• swell
• inflate

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succumb
• submit
• bow
• concede (to)
• yield
• cater (to)
• surrender
• give in
• acquiesce (to)
• buckle (under)
• gratify
• indulge
• wallow
• knuckle under
• give over (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resist
• breast
• meet
• fight
• face
• object
• oppose
• confront
• combat
• counter
• hold off
• defy
• repel
• withstand
• thwart
• reject
• battle
• check
• curb
• restrain
• inhibit
• stifle
• constrain
• bridle