CAVING (IN) Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

caving (in)

verb

Definition of caving (in)

present participle of cave (in)

as in collapsing

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 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

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Verb

The possibility -- even likelihood -- of some rickety old thing collapsing under me never occurred to me.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
Whether Merz can stabilize his chancellorship and prevent his reform program from collapsing midstream is a question whose outcome may soon become clear.

— , CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of collapsing

Verb

But rather than succumbing to any one style, Lam developed a unique voice shaped by surrealism, cubism and his heritage as the son of a Chinese immigrant father and a mixed-race mother.

— Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
The movie ends with Bryan successfully getting his package to the scientists working on a cure, but shortly thereafter succumbing to his infection, turning into an increasingly grotesque (though conflicted) monster and killing them all.

— Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of succumbing

Verb

On Tuesday, hundreds of activists gathered at a marina in Gosport, near Portsmouth, as Thomas filmed himself going out to sea to try to intercept a dinghy carrying dozens of migrants across the Channel from France.

— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
With money in our pockets, Gilda and I started going out for dinners at a chic restaurant in the Windsor Arms Hotel called Three Small Rooms.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of going out

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Critical response was mixed with even the positive write-ups criticizing Beck for giving in to his most emotionally empty impulses.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Petersen said at the time that the city was giving in to blackmail from the business community.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of giving in

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But this is Mahomes, Kelce, Jones and coach Andy Reid coming to town with three Super Bowls under their belt and a determination to return to contending form early this season after going 6-11 last year.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Dramatic cuffs added more angles to the look, while the buttons going undone at the waist created a touch of tension that transitioned to Edgar-Jones’ skirt.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of going

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On the flip side, some users note slower withdrawal processing times during peak sports seasons and occasional app lag when submitting last-minute picks before games kickoff.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
One particularly big shift came around 2000, when about 280 colleges and universities allowed applicants to apply without submitting scores for the SAT or the ACT, another common standardized test.

— Beth Kania-Gosche, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of submitting

Verb

But Mulderrig’s red Harley-Davidson Sportster slammed into the rear passenger side of Oates’ Cadillac, crumpling the back corner and twisting the wheel out of shape.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Euphoric players cavorting in disbelief, long-suffering fans crumpling to their knees in tears, commentators’ voices cracking at the drama of it all.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of crumpling

Verb

But many homeowners locked in low mortgage rates when COVID-19 slammed the economy and sent borrowing costs tumbling; so they are protected if mortgage rates rise in the wake of a Fed raTte hike.

— Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
By the end of the 1978-79 season, Charlie’s Angels had dropped out of the top 10, tumbling from fourth to 12th.

— Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

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