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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Portland took an early lead, but the Pride showed fight and kept it close before collapsing in the last 20 minutes.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
This halts the nuclear fusion process — which involves converting that hydrogen to helium — leading to the stars collapsing and shedding their outer layers to become a white dwarf with around the mass of the sun crammed into the width of Earth.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of collapsing

Verb

He was carried out of the ring on a stretcher; his body finally succumbing to complete exhaustion.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Tickets are priced at tiers that smell extortionate, and are won by either facing off with bots or succumbing to the—actually extortionate—resale market.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of succumbing

Verb

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
Coffee, movement and recovery supply some of the rituals people associate with going out, like having a drink in hand, doing something together and meeting new people, without making alcohol the center of the event.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of going out

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Then, Alfonso revealed Sarah Jane and Hailey were the first couple going home, leaving Tatyana and Jan and Giada and Alan safe for another week.

— Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
That means Salomon will protect its core and accelerate in running by going bigger in scale and investing in events, plus provide a pipeline of innovation.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of going

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The films submitting for the category cannot be in English for a majority of the film, nor can they have been produced inside the United States.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026
Minnesotans can start submitting absentee ballots on Friday to vote in the midterm election.

— WCCO Staff, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of submitting

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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
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

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

Definition of tumbling

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