caving (in)

verb

Definition of caving (in)next
present participle of cave (in)
1
as in collapsing
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure the wall caved in when a tree fell on it

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in succumbing
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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for caving (in)
  1. collapsing
  2. succumbing
  3. going out
  4. giving in
  5. going
  6. submitting
  7. crumpling
  8. tumbling
Verb
  • The most recent fatality was on July 11, when a 64-year-old Greek hiker died after collapsing on a trail.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • De la Fuente’s side are exceptional at counter-pressing — collapsing on to the ball to quickly regain possession and sustain their attack to suffocate the other team.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of collapsing
Verb
  • Petey Halpin almost tagged Jackson for a two-out homer, the ball instead succumbing to gravity near the warning track.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • The nightmare grows more and more fierce as guests venture through the haunted house, encountering ferocious Deadites around every turn before succumbing to the evil forces themselves.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 21 July 2026
Definition of succumbing
Verb
  • Days later, they were photographed going out to dinner in downtown Manhattan on July 14.
    — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
  • But the new season isn’t going out without some new additions, including Jeff Daniels, Reneé Rapp, Jesse Williams, Sean Hayes, Lizzy Caplan, and more.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026
Definition of going out
Verb
  • In the short term, giving in to whining or a demand made during a tantrum can feel like the easier solution.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 19 July 2026
  • In 1997, as Sanders was reckoning with his father’s pain, Glass was giving in to hers.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
Definition of giving in
Verb
  • That just keeps the question going, because the movie at its core is a question for the audience, less than an answer.
    — William Earl, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • The second apron, a payroll threshold far above the luxury tax, has garnered the attention of the basketball world since its inception in 2023 because of the strategic repercussions that come with going above it.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • The European Commission adopted the Delegated Act, which updates and simplifies the list of products covered by the EUDR, while the Implementing Act outlines the information system for submitting due diligence statements and simplified declarations.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 16 July 2026
  • One former employee recalled submitting about one complaint to the system per month over the course of about a year.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026
Definition of submitting
Verb
  • Moses Moody scored 23 points before crumpling to the floor with an apparently serious left knee injury late in overtime as the Golden State Warriors beat Dallas 137-131 on Monday night, extending the Mavericks' home losing streak to 12 games, their longest in 32 years.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Late on, with the game already won, James Garner and substitute Merlin Rohl chased Enzo Fernandez, sending him crumpling to the turf.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
Definition of crumpling
Verb
  • The pickup appeared to veer off the roadway before tumbling down the mountainside and eventually coming to rest at the bottom of the cliff, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026
  • Something, oh, like a roly-poly, 73-year-old manager tumbling ass over teakettle, as the old-timers say, when a bat thrown by Vladimir Guerrero clipped his left hip.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of tumbling
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

caving
caving (in)
cavities
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Caving (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caving%20%28in%29. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of itinerant

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Democracy or Republic: What's the difference?

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Do you 'say your piece' or 'say your peace'?

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

The Words of the Week - Jul 24

Why do we say 'fly off the handle'?
See More

Popular

See More

Democracy or Republic: What's the difference?

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
chain-question-mark
Missing Link Quiz July 2026 Five seconds to figure out the word that fits bot...
See All