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

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.

• Other antonyms:

  • n. t.
    accomplish, achieve, activate, advance, advantage, agree, aid, allow, argue, ascend, ascension, ascent, assert, attain, battle, be born, bear, benefit, blessing, bloom, boon, brave, bridle, build, building, bulge, check, cleanliness, climb, combat, come, compliment, condemn, confront, conquer, constrain, construction, continue, contradict, counter, create, creation, curb, decline, defend, defy, demur, denounce, deny, develop, development, differ, disagree, disallow, disapprove, disarrange, discourage, disobey, disorder, displace, dispute, dissent, dissuade, downpour, draw up, dry, elevation, energise, energize, enlarge, enter, even, evenness, excite, expand, extend, face, fail, favor, favour, fight, fill, fix, flatten, float, flush, forbid, forge, fortune, forward, free, gain, giving, go forward, go up, good, good fortune, good luck, goodness, grow, halt, happiness, health, help, hide, hinder, hold, hold off, hold out, hold up, ignore, impede, improvement, increase, inflate, inhibit, invigorate, keep, kindness, leave, level, lift, lose, maintain, meet, mend, miracle, mount, object, obstruct, oppose, overcome, overthrow, permit, persevere, pour, praise, prevent, profit, progress, prolong, protest, purification, pursue, raise, reach, rebuff, refresh, refuse, reject, remain, remove, repel, repudiate, resist, restrain, retain, rise, scale, smooth, start, stay, stifle, stop, straighten, strengthen, succeed, success, surpass, swell, take on, thwart, tighten, unfit, upgrade, uphold, veto, virtue, win, withhold, withstand, wonder, worry, Disacknowledge, Unsuit, take up, DO, stand up to, breast, underwhelm, build-up, hold out against.

• 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.