CAVED (IN) Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

caved (in)

verb

past tense of cave (in)

as in collapsed

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 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

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Others fled the country entirely to escape persecution and to find new work as the economy collapsed.

— Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
Thirty-two houses in the park have collapsed into the Atlantic since 2020.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of collapsed

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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
Some trees succumbed to insects after being weakened by drought.

— Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of succumbed

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Acuña immediately crumpled to the ground, tried to get up to walk and quickly fell back on the grass to the right of home plate.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026
In a large sculpture, aluminum facsimile pages are crumpled on the floor, reflecting the way spacefaring nations have more or less ignored it.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of crumpled

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The case was submitted to the Canyon County Prosecutor’s Office for charging decisions, and a warrant was issued for Hirsbrunner’s arrest.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2026
Police responded, identified the suspect as Kenneth Kenji Shrine and submitted a case for misdemeanor trespassing to the Alameda County district attorney’s office for filing consideration.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

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