Definition for Cave in:

• the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it

Synonyms for Cave in:

• n.

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

• v.

  •accede (verb)
  • acquiesce,
  • assent,
  • cry uncle,
  • fold,
  • yield,
  • concede.
  •acquiesce (verb)
  • give in,
  • accede,
  • give out,
  • set.
  •assent (verb)
  • knuckle under.
  •back down (verb)
  • retreat,
  • give up,
  • surrender,
  • give ground.
  •buckle (verb)
  • collapse,
  • crumple,
  • twist,
  • distort,
  • bend.
  •capitulate (verb)
  • succumb,
  • bow,
  • relent.
  •collapse (verb)
  • droop,
  • weaken,
  • conk out,
  • languish,
  • founder,
  • flag,
  • give,
  • faint,
  • wilt,
  • go,
  • drop,
  • go to pieces,
  • disintegrate,
  • topple,
  • fall down,
  • break,
  • subside,
  • give way,
  • deflate.
  •concede (verb)
  • capitulate.
  •crumple (verb)
  • fall,
  • break down,
  • buckle.
  •descend (verb)
  • slump,
  • submerge,
  • crash,
  • plop,
  • settle,
  • go down,
  • sink.
  •drop (verb)
  • flop,
  • descend,
  • lower,
  • plump.
  •fall (verb)
  • totter,
  • fold up,
  • lapse.
  •give in/give up (verb)
  • back down.
  •go down (verb)
  • sag,
  • submerse.
  •implode (verb)
  • fall in.
  •indent (verb)
  • hollow.
  •motion (verb)
  • break,
  • collapse,
  • give way,
  • founder,
  • give,
  • fall in.
  •sag (verb)
  • swag.
  •sink (verb)
  • shipwreck,
  • wreck.
  •slump (verb)
  • slouch,
  • go downhill.
  •subside (verb)
  • peter out.
  •succumb (verb)
  • cave,
  • expire.
  •wilt (verb)
  • fade,
  • wither.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • buckle,
  • topple.
  •
  • fall down,
  • subside.
  •
  • succumb.
  •
  • fold.
  •agree
  • assent.
  •back down
  • give ground.
  •back off
  • back down.
  •catastrophe
  • disaster.
  •crumple
  • break down.
  •descend
  • plop.
  •give in
  • capitulate,
  • knuckle under.
  •grovel
  • kowtow.
  •implode
  • fall in.
  •Other relevant words:
  • break,
  • bow,
  • conk out,
  • fold,
  • crumple,
  • fall through,
  • sink,
  • slip away,
  • puncture,
  • wrack,
  • shipwreck,
  • settle down,
  • wither,
  • sag,
  • lapse,
  • deflate,
  • debacle,
  • acquiesce,
  • cup,
  • smashup,
  • wreck,
  • rupture,
  • expire,
  • subside,
  • hollow out,
  • fall down,
  • fold up,
  • flump,
  • disintegrate,
  • crash,
  • descend,
  • succumb,
  • warp,
  • indent,
  • lour,
  • settle,
  • breakdown,
  • back down,
  • give out,
  • wear away,
  • plump,
  • concede,
  • submerse,
  • go down,
  • come unstuck,
  • deflation,
  • yield,
  • abort,
  • weaken,
  • catastrophe,
  • crack,
  • crack-up,
  • fall,
  • set,
  • dish,
  • pine,
  • give up,
  • go to pieces,
  • way,
  • submerge,
  • come to grief,
  • languish,
  • retreat,
  • kowtow,
  • distort,
  • assent,
  • breaking up,
  • implosion,
  • prostration,
  • die,
  • hit the skids,
  • plop,
  • relent,
  • plop down,
  • faint,
  • disaster,
  • bend,
  • swag,
  • give in,
  • go,
  • split open,
  • fizz out,
  • cave,
  • hollow,
  • droop,
  • wear thin,
  • crumble,
  • cry uncle,
  • break through,
  • slump,
  • cataclysm,
  • wilt,
  • go soft,
  • slouch,
  • come apart,
  • bowl,
  • break open,
  • breakup,
  • smash,
  • breach,
  • peter out,
  • misfire,
  • fade,
  • burst in,
  • washout,
  • totter,
  • go downhill,
  • break down,
  • sway,
  • knuckle under,
  • accede,
  • flag,
  • lower,
  • capitulate,
  • break into,
  • implode,
  • topple,
  • total loss,
  • split,
  • twist,
  • peg out,
  • miscarry,
  • give ground,
  • flop,
  • fizzle,
  • flump down,
  • surrender,
  • stave in,
  • topple over,
  • buckle,
  • bust in,
  • concave,
  • drop,
  • fizzle out.

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.