Synonyms of caved (in)

caved (in)

verb

past tense of cave (in)

1

as in collapsed

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

the wall caved in when a tree fell on it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapsed
• crumpled
• went out
• went
• tumbled
• gave way
• melted
• buckled
• gave
• died
• shattered
• crumbled
• imploded
• melted down
• yielded
• foundered
• failed
• broke down
• flattened
• crashed
• burst
• broke
• deflated
• conked (out)
• cracked
• snapped
• smashed
• gave out
• popped
• split
• stalled
• splintered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rose
• inflated
• swelled

2

as in succumbed

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

• succumbed
• submitted
• bowed
• conceded (to)
• catered (to)
• surrendered
• acquiesced (to)
• gave in
• buckled (under)
• yielded
• gratified
• knuckled under
• indulged
• wallowed
• gave over (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opposed
• resisted
• objected
• countered
• defied
• met
• fought
• faced
• confronted
• rejected
• repelled
• thwarted
• held off
• withstood
• battled
• combated
• checked
• restrained
• constrained
• curbed
• stifled
• inhibited
• breasted
• bridled