Synonyms of caves (in)

caves (in)

verb

present tense third-person singular of cave (in)

1

as in collapses

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

the wall caved in when a tree fell on it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapses
• gives way
• goes out
• goes
• crumples
• tumbles
• founders
• yields
• buckles
• dies
• gives out
• melts
• gives
• implodes
• melts down
• breaks down
• crumbles
• shatters
• breaks
• stalls
• crashes
• bursts
• fails
• flattens
• cracks
• pops
• snaps
• splits
• smashes
• deflates
• conks (out)
• splinters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• swells
• inflates

• rises
• swells
• inflates

2

as in succumbs

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

• succumbs
• gives in
• bows
• submits
• yields
• caters (to)
• surrenders
• concedes (to)
• knuckles under
• buckles (under)
• gratifies
• acquiesces (to)
• indulges
• wallows
• gives over (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• meets
• resists
• counters
• breasts
• faces
• opposes
• holds off
• objects
• fights
• confronts
• defies
• repels
• combats
• withstands
• rejects
• battles
• inhibits
• checks
• curbs
• thwarts
• stifles
• restrains
• constrains
• bridles

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• meets
• resists
• counters
• breasts
• faces
• opposes
• holds off
• objects
• fights
• confronts
• defies
• repels
• combats
• withstands
• rejects
• battles
• inhibits
• checks
• curbs
• thwarts
• stifles
• restrains
• constrains
• bridles

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