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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Preliminary reports indicate that several structures collapsed, buildings and roads were damaged, and some public services were temporarily disrupted.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
The home’s driveway had collapsed into a 30-by-30-foot sinkhole caused by coastal erosion, according to KTLA.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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Inflation is part of the show, as across the valley floor, enormous envelopes lie crumpled in fields before fans slowly give them shape—then the burners start, sending pulses of orange through the fabric.

— Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
According to National Geographic, as the Arabian plate began to move further under the Eurasian plate, the two plates crumpled together, creating the Zagros Mountains — an impressive stretch of peaks that still exist in Iran.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

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Americans for Citizen Voting argued in its application to Kavanaugh that the state had waited more than five months to reject the signatures and then did so on questions about those from a sample of 1,000 out of more than 700,000 submitted.

— Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The treasure has been submitted for assessment at Denmark’s National Museum.

— Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

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