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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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