Synonyms of gives way

gives way

phrase

present tense third-person singular of give way

1

as in collapses

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

That old chair is going to give way soon.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• swells
• inflates

2

as in retreats

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 & Similar Words

• retreats
• withdraws
• falls back
• pulls out
• gives ground
• drops back
• retires
• backs away
• loses ground
• flees
• recedes
• evacuates
• flies
• pulls away
• leaves
• chickens (out)
• recoils
• flinches
• shrinks
• goes
• bows out
• departs
• detaches
• climbs down
• backs down
• backtracks
• abandons
• disengages
• vacates
• quits
• backpedals
• disentangles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advances
• faces
• breasts
• confronts
• defies
• dares
• beards
• braves
• outbraves
• brazens