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cave (in)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of cave (in)

1 to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
  • The wall caved in when a tree fell on it.
Synonyms of cave (in)

buckle, collapse, crumple, founder, give, go, go out, implode, tumble, yield
Words Related to cave (in)

deflate, flatten, melt, melt down

break, break down, conk (out), crash, die, fail, give out, stall

burst, shatter, smash, splinter, split

crack, crumble, pop, snap
Phrases Synonymous with cave (in)

give way
Near Antonyms of cave (in)

inflate, rise, swell
2 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 of cave (in)

bow, give in, submit, succumb, surrender, yield
Words Related to cave (in)

cater (to), gratify, indulge, wallow

acquiesce (to), concede (to)

buckle (under), knuckle under

give over (to)
Near Antonyms of cave (in)

battle, breast, combat, confront, counter, defy, face, fight, meet, object, oppose, repel

thwart, withstand

reject

bridle, check, constrain, curb, inhibit, restrain, stifle
Antonyms of cave (in)

hold off, resist

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