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Synonyms for cave-in
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : keyv-in |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkeɪvˌɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for cave-in Other synonyms for the word cave-in
- adulteration
- adversity
- affliction
- bane
- basket case
- blemish
- breakage
- cataclysm
- cave-in
- coast
- coming down
- conk out
- crackup
- debasement
- declension
- declination
- decline
- declivity
- depreciation
- deprivation
- destruction
- deterioration
- detriment
- devastation
- dip
- disintegration
- disorganization
- disruption
- disservice
- disturbance
- downgrade
- droop
- drop
- drop-off
- evil
- exhaustion
- failure
- faint
- fall
- falling
- flop
- grade
- gradient
- hardship
- harm
- header
- hill
- hurt
- illness
- impairment
- inclination
- incline
- infliction
- knockout
- landslide
- marring
- mischief
- mishap
- mutilation
- outrage
- plummeting
- plunge
- plunging
- pollution
- precipitation
- prolapse
- prostration
- ravage
- reverse
- ruin
- ruination
- ruining
- sag
- settlement
- sinkage
- sinking
- slant
- slide
- slip
- slope
- smash
- smashup
- spoilage
- stroke
- subsidence
- suffering
- swoop
- tailspin
- topple
- tumble
- undoing
- waste
- wound
- wreck
- wreckage
- wrecking
- wrong
Définition of cave-in
- As in collapse : noun downfall, breakdown
- As in damage : noun injury, loss
- As in descent : noun moving down; lowering
- He attacked the cave-in with the cool energy that characterized him.
- Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
- If he could force a way through the cave-in there might be safety beyond.
- Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
- Perhaps, after all, he had been on the other side of the cave-in and had hurried on out of the mine.
- Extract from : « The Cross-Cut » by Courtney Ryley Cooper
- At any moment might come disaster in the shape of a cave-in or a falling tree.
- Extract from : « The Camp in the Snow » by William Murray Graydon
- The cave-in of the Landlord had not entirely removed the sense of outrage.
- Extract from : « The Man Who Lost Himself » by H. De Vere Stacpoole
- "There must have been a cave-in at our gold mine," said Hal.
- Extract from : « The Curlytops on Star Island » by Howard R. Garis
- How big a cave-in it was going to be, and what it was going to lead to, I never guessed.
- Extract from : « Many Fronts » by Lewis R. Freeman
- You dont suppose one cave-in had anything to do with the other, do you?
- Extract from : « The Trail Boys on the Plains » by Jay Winthrop Allen
- Somebody has pried out some of the timbering and caused a cave-in.
- Extract from : « The Trail Boys on the Plains » by Jay Winthrop Allen
- There is a cave-in, and my father and five other men are shut down in the mine.
- Extract from : « The Trail Boys on the Plains » by Jay Winthrop Allen
Antonyms for cave-in
- advantage
- aid
- ascension
- ascent
- benefit
- blessing
- boon
- build-up
- building
- cleanliness
- construction
- creation
- development
- elevation
- evenness
- favor
- fortune
- giving
- good
- good fortune
- good luck
- goodness
- happiness
- health
- help
- improvement
- increase
- kindness
- level
- miracle
- profit
- purification
- rise
- success
- upgrade
- virtue
- wonder
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