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give way

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Synonyms and Antonyms of give way

1 to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

That old chair is going to give way soon.

Synonyms of give way

buckle, cave (in), collapse, crumple, founder, give, go, go out, implode, tumble, yield

Words Related to give way

deflate, flatten, melt, melt down

break, break down, conk (out), crash, die, fail, give out, stall

burst, shatter, smash, splinter, split

crack, crumble, pop, snap

Near Antonyms of give way

inflate, rise, swell

2 to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)

They were urged to give way but chose to stand their ground.

Synonyms of give way

back away, drop back, fall back, pull out, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw

Words Related to give way

flinch, recoil, shrink

back down, backpedal, backtrack, climb down

detach, disengage, disentangle, pull away

abandon, depart, evacuate, go, leave, quit, vacate

Phrases Synonymous with give way

give ground, lose ground

Near Antonyms of give way

beard, brave, brazen, breast, confront, dare, defy, face, outbrave

Antonyms of give way

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