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cave in to

VERB

fawn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crouch grovel

STRONG

abase blandish bow cajole cotton court cower crawl creep cringe debase defer flatter invite jolly kneel kowtow massage oil pander scrape slaver snow stoop stroke submit toady truckle woo yield

WEAK

apple-polish be at beck and call be obsequious be servile brown-nose buddy up butter up cater to curry favor fall all over fall on one's knees honey up lay it on lick boots make up to pay court play up to

Antonyms

STRONG

fight ignore reject

Example Sentences

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But he’s also been known to cave in to pushback, as bullies often do.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025

Those who do have access to expertise cave in to his prejudices when their views are challenged.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2025

But I am going to do all I can not to cave in to my baser angel.”

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2022

He added that No 10 had made a "strategic miscalculation" in assuming Labour would "cave in" to Tory calls for an election - and that it was Corbyn's party who were acting "cool like Fonzies".

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2019

I was about to cave in to the fear and go hide in my bed, when the flashlight beam landed on a small patch of sticky residue on the edge of the wraparound porch.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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