cave in [keyv-in]
Main Entry:
accede [ak-seed]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: agree or consent
Synonyms: accept, acquiesce, admit, allow, assent, be game for, cave in, comply, concede, concur, cooperate, cry uncle, endorse, enter into, fold, give the go-ahead, give the green light, go along with, grant, let, okay, permit, play ball, roll over and play dead, subscribe, throw in the towel, yield
Antonyms: condemn, demur, denounce, denounce, deny, protest, refuse
Main Entry: assent
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: agree
Synonyms: accede, accept, accord, acquiesce, adopt, allow, approve, buy, cave in, comply, concur, conform, consent, cut a deal, defer, ditto*, embrace, espouse, give five, give in, go along with, grant, knuckle under, okay*, pass on, permit, recognize, sanction, say uncle, shake on, subscribe
Antonyms: disagree, disallow, disapprove, dissent, reject
Main Entry: back down
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: back off
Synonyms: abandon, accede, acquiesce, admit, back off, back out, back pedal, backtrack, balk, beg off, bow out, cancel, cave in, chicken out, chicken out, concede, cop out, demur, give ground, give in, give up, go back on, have no fight left, hold back, pull back, pull out, recant, recoil, renege, resign, retreat, submit, surrender, take back, wimp out, withdraw, withdraw from agreement or statement, yield
Antonyms: go forward
Main Entry: buckle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: contort, warp
Synonyms: bend, bulge, cave in, collapse, crumple, distort, fold, twist, yield
Antonyms: flatten, smooth
Main Entry: capitulate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: give in
Synonyms: bow, buckle under, cave in, cede, come across, come to terms, concede, defer, fold, give away the store, give out, give up, knuckle under, put out, relent, submit, succumb, surrender, yield
Notes: recapitulate means to briefly summarize and repeat the main points; capitulate means to surrender under agreed conditions
Antonyms: defend, fight
Main Entry: collapse
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: downfall, breakdown
Synonyms: bankruptcy, basket case, cataclysm, catastrophe, cave-in, conk out, crackup, crash, debacle, destruction, disintegration, disorganization, disruption, exhaustion, failure, faint, flop, prostration, ruination, ruining, smash, smashup, subsidence, undoing, wreck
Antonyms: build-up, increase, rise, success
Main Entry: collapse
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: fall apart, break down
Synonyms: belly up, bend, break, cave in, conk out, crack up, crumple, deflate, disintegrate, droop, drop, exhaust, fail, faint, fall down, flag, flake out, fold, founder, give, give in, give out, give way, go to pieces, go*, keel over, languish, shatter, subside, succumb, tire, topple, weaken, weary, wilt, yield
Antonyms: build, increase, rise
Main Entry: comply
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: abide by, follow agreement or instructions
Synonyms: accede, accord, acquiesce, adhere to, agree to, cave in, come around, conform to, consent to, cry uncle, defer, discharge, ditto*, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, fit in, fold, fulfill, give in, give out, give up, go along with, go with the flow, keep, knuckle to, knuckle under, mind, obey, observe, perform, play ball, play the game, put out, quit, respect, roll over and play dead, satisfy, shape up, stay in line, straighten up, submit, throw in towel, toss it in, yes one, yield
Antonyms: decline, deny, disobey, oppose, rebuff, refuse, reject, resist
Main Entry: concede
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: acknowledge, give in
Synonyms: accept, accord, admit, allow, avow, award, bury the hatchet, capitulate, cave in, cede, confess, cry uncle, ditto*, fess up, fold, give up, go along with, go with the flow, grant, hand over, knuckle under, let on, own, own up, play ball with, quit, relinquish, say uncle, surrender, throw in the towel, waive, yes one, yield
Antonyms: contradict, disacknowledge, disagree, dispute, dissent, fight, refuse, reject, repudiate
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