Definition for Cave in:

• the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it

Synonyms for Cave in:

• n.

  •cave in (noun)
  • fall in,
  • founder,
  • subsidence,
  • give,
  • break.
  •collapse (noun)
  • cataclysm,
  • catastrophe,
  • smashup,
  • prostration,
  • smash,
  • debacle.

• v.

  •assent (verb)
  • knuckle under.
  •capitulate (verb)
  • bow.
  •concede (verb)
  • capitulate.
  •crumple (verb)
  • break down.
  •drop (verb)
  • plump,
  • flop,
  • lower.
  •fall (verb)
  • lapse,
  • totter.
  •indent (verb)
  • hollow.
  •sink (verb)
  • wreck.
  •slump (verb)
  • slouch.
  •subside (verb)
  • peter out.
  •succumb (verb)
  • cave,
  • expire.
  •wilt (verb)
  • fade,
  • wither.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • topple.
  •
  • fold.
  •agree
  • assent.
  •back down
  • give ground.
  •back off
  • back down.
  •catastrophe
  • disaster.
  •descend
  • plop.
  •grovel
  • kowtow.

Antonyms for Cave in:

• n.

  • collapse
    creation, good fortune, build-up, success, wonder, miracle.
  • damage
    building, blessing, aid, favor, good, advantage, help, kindness, goodness, health, giving, fortune, development, cleanliness, profit, happiness, virtue, improvement, boon, good luck, purification, benefit, construction.
  • descent
    ascent, elevation, upgrade, evenness, ascension.

• v.

  • accede
    reject, disallow, impede, protest, hold, prevent, dissent, deny, oppose, disapprove, forbid, hinder, demur, denounce, obstruct, dispute, repudiate, repel, decline, resist, disagree, veto, keep, refuse, condemn.
  • acquiesce
    unfit, Unsuit, differ, disorder, dissuade, disarrange, object.
  • assent
    argue.
  • back down
    advance, allow, uphold, go forward, permit, fight.
  • buckle
    straighten, flatten, smooth.
  • capitulate
    win, conquer, defend.
  • collapse
    accomplish, refresh, build, activate, create, grow, fix, rise, mend, achieve, strengthen, energize, increase, withhold, invigorate, succeed, inflate.
  • comply
    fail, ignore, rebuff, neglect, disobey.
  • concede
    contradict, Disacknowledge.
  • descend
    mount, pour, ascend, go up, leave, even, level.
  • drop
    downpour, raise, DO, maintain, pursue, compliment, praise, continue, take up.
  • fall
    develop, overthrow, climb, overcome, enlarge, lose, scale, expand, extend, progress, reach, attain.
  • give in
    persevere, start.
  • give in/give up
    stand up to, hold out, withstand.
  • go down
    gain.
  • indent
    flush.
  • relent
    free, worry.
  • retreat
    face, remain, take on, forge, meet, come, forward, enter, stay.
  • sag
    tighten, bulge, draw up.
  • sink
    brave, excite, underwhelm, halt, lift, float.
  • submerse
    discourage, displace, stop, fill, remove, dry.
  • subside
    prolong.
  • succumb
    be born, bear.
  • surrender
    retain, surpass.
  • wilt
    bloom.
  • yield
    assert, agree, counter, hide.

Hypernym for Cave in:

• v.

  • motion
    crumple, sink, slump, flop, implode, break, go off, buckle, slide down.

Hyponym for Cave in:

• n.

  • event
    collapse.

• v.

  • motion
    change.