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What is another word for
gave way
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Past tense for to yield to someone or something
Past tense for to collapse from being unable to withstand a force or load
Past tense for to stop operating
Past tense for to become open
Past tense for to break up into small pieces as the result of impact
Past tense for to make or cause to make the slightest movement
Past tense for to bend and give way under pressure or strain
Past tense for to deteriorate, decline, or slump in progress, position, or influence
Past tense for to change one's opinion or stance, especially at the behest of someone
Past tense for to move backward or to back away
Past tense for to gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor, especially due to underuse or neglect
Past tense for to stop living
Past tense for to comply with a rule or law
Past tense for to act in a submissive manner
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Verb
▲
Past tense for to yield to someone or something
surrendered
yielded
yold
submitted
succumbed
capitulated
acquiesced
deferred
acceded
agreed
assented
concurred
approved
gave in
backed down
caved in
gave up
admitted defeat
conceded defeat
threw in the towel
raised the white flag
fell victim
showed the white flag
made concessions
threw in the sponge
quit
conceded
bowed
relented
relent
knuckled under
quitted
budged
blinked
ceded
folded
laid down arms
fell
felled
cried uncle
complied
bended
bent
put up white flag
buckled under
resigned
buckled
resigned yourself
waved the white flag
said uncle
weakened
went under
accepted defeat
accepted
caved
kowtowed
let go
backpedalled
UK
broke
packed it in
put one's tail between one's legs
lay down
came round
cut out
tossed it in
went down
agreed with
crumbled
backpedaled
US
rolled over
ate crow
gave yourself up
pulled out
brake
gave up the struggle
bowed to
came to terms
retreated
threw in your hand
fell in line
humbled oneself
gave ground
hoisted the white flag
surrendered to
bent the knee
relinquished
gave away the store
turned in
cried quits
suffered defeat
folded up
turned over
laid down
called it quits
abdicated
gave oneself over
ate humble pie
went along with
vailed
subjugated
subdued
genuflected
eased off
softened
wavered
eased up
called it a day
stopped
withdrew
backed out
collapsed
dropped
lost
chickened out
bailed out
bowed out
desisted
truckled
knuckled
honoured
UK
obeyed
respected
admitted
complied with
honored
US
accommodated
gave in to
consented
saw eye to eye
yielded to
granted
subscribed
compromised
changed your mind
gave way to
fell to pieces
fell victim to
passed into the hands of
ate dirt
passed into enemy hands
yolden
fallen
given in
given way
thrown in the towel
shown the white flag
gone under
eaten humble pie
thrown in the sponge
gone along with
gone down
given yourself up
eaten crow
given up
stopped trying
come to terms
given up the struggle
given in to
adhered
conformed
broken
observed
heeded
cooperated with
acquiesced in
concurred with
acted in accordance with
thrown in your hand
fallen victim to
chucked it in
submitted to
wimped out
rolled over and play dead
died of
backed off
had no fight left
gave
given
withdrawn
given oneself over
eaten dirt
given ground
thrown up one's hands
threw up one's hands
showed white flag
shown white flag
lain down
fallen in line
given away the store
threw up the sponge
thrown up the sponge
more ❯
“The company resisted as far as it could, but was forced to
give way
under the joint pressure of the workers and the government.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to collapse from being unable to withstand a force or load
collapsed
crumpled
buckled
gave
foundered
yielded
yold
crumbled
tumbled
imploded
disintegrated
went
caved in
came apart
fell in
went out
fell to pieces
went to pieces
broke
brake
broke down
crashed
fell down
fell
felled
toppled
slumped
gave in
sagged
sank
tumbled down
subsided
folded
went down
bended
bent
fell apart
succumbed
distorted
deformed
burst
cracked
settled
dropped
plummeted
plummetted
flexed
warped
wilted
nosedived
came down
folded up
stove in
fell apart at the seams
broke apart
staved in
toppled over
caved
failed
severed
broke up
came apart at the seams
crashed in
sank inwards
brast
bowed
staved
stove
capitulated
contorted
curved
plunged
gravitated
drooped
wavered
descended
stretched
arched
straught
stumbled
dived
dove
pitched
shrank
shrunk
cascaded
lowered
sank back
dropped down
shattered
gave out
declined
slipped
decreased
slid
dipped
reduced
waned
took a nosedive
fell off
fell away
turned down
dropped off
diminished
flagged
fallen
sunk
sunken
given
broken
gone
yolden
given way
fallen in
fallen down
gone down
come down
broken down
given in
sunk back
flopped
come apart
cratered
keeled over
hit the dirt
gone out
slidden
ducked
tripped
staggered
fallen apart
face-planted
tripped up
tripped over
tipped over
tumbled over
pitched forward
gone to pieces
fell flat
fallen flat
lurched
sprawled
pratfallen
pratfell
fell headlong
leveled
US
taken a dive
fallen headlong
went belly up
come a cropper
prostrated oneself
fallen over
went headlong
skidded
lowered oneself
given out
taken a header
went end over end
gone head over heels
took a dive
fallen apart at the seams
took a header
gone belly up
flattened
went head over heels
gone headlong
fell over
fainted
gone end over end
come apart at the seams
levelled
UK
broken apart
bursten
shrunken
fell head over heels
gone for six
fallen in a heap
fallen head over heels
taken a spill
took a spill
came a cropper
fallen end over end
fell in a heap
fell end over end
went for six
broken up
taken a nosedive
more ❯
“Often, support beams would
give way
under the pressure of shifting rock.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to stop operating
failed
broke
brake
crashed
malfunctioned
stopped
collapsed
died
stalled
bombed
ceased
terminated
busted
vitiated
idled
spoiled
US
spoilt
UK
compromised
damaged
paused
endamaged
halted
weakened
attenuated
discontinued
degraded
interrupted
yielded
yold
acted up
broke down
stopped working
gave out
gave up
went wrong
played up
shut off
bit the dust
ceased to function
ceased to work
cut short
fell over
went down
developed a fault
went haywire
went kaput
went phut
packed up
seized up
conked out
cut off
cut out
gave in
went to pieces
gave up the ghost
went on the blink
Verb
▲
Past tense for to become open
opened
split
cleared
separated
displayed
fissured
gaped
yawned
broke up
came apart
broke out
Verb
▲
Past tense for to break up into small pieces as the result of impact
disintegrated
broke
brake
shattered
fragmented
fractured
crumbled
split
busted
splintered
crumpled
rived
rove
severed
collapsed
shivered
ruptured
separated
dismembered
divided
exploded
disrupted
foundered
subsided
fell
felled
failed
dispersed
disunited
folded
disbanded
dismantled
detached
disconnected
disimproved
disorganized
US
sank
tainted
turned
broke up
caved in
came apart
fell to pieces
fell apart
broke apart
blew up
fell to bits
flew apart
blew apart
went to pieces
went belly-up
went to rack and ruin
faded away
took apart
fell apart at the seams
smashed to smithereens
turned to dust
cracked
snapt
snapped
burst
fissured
bisected
brast
opened
gaped
came undone
popped
parted
broke into two
broke in two
broken
riven
fallen
sunk
sunken
broken up
given way
come apart
fallen apart
broken apart
blown up
fallen to bits
flown apart
blown apart
gone to pieces
gone belly-up
gone to rack and ruin
taken apart
fallen apart at the seams
split up
fragmentized
burst apart
broke down
smashed
destroyed
rent
rended
imploded
spalled
tumbled down
come to pieces
cracked apart
cracked open
broken down
dissolved
bursten
came to pieces
broke into pieces
broken into pieces
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to make or cause to make the slightest movement
budged
moved
shifted
locomoted
stirred
went
changed position
Verb
▲
Past tense for to bend and give way under pressure or strain
buckled
collapsed
crumpled
yielded
yold
foundered
tumbled
imploded
went
distorted
curved
warped
deformed
bent
bended
folded
arched
contorted
twisted
arced
arcked
misshaped
malformed
bulged
wrinkled
mangled
subsided
caved in
went out
made curved
made crooked
became bent
became crooked
became curved
became distorted
became twisted
became warped
made bent
made twisted
made warped
became contorted
became deformed
became misshapen
made contorted
made distorted
became malformed
became mangled
bent out of shape
made deformed
made malformed
made mangled
made misshapen
developed a fold
developed a kink
developed a wrinkle
Verb
▲
Past tense for to deteriorate, decline, or slump in progress, position, or influence
lost ground
deteriorated
declined
slumped
backslid
backslided
conceded
forfeited
regressed
slipped
weakened
yielded
yold
fell away
fell farther behind
fell behind
Verb
▲
Past tense for to change one's opinion or stance, especially at the behest of someone
budged
backtracked
backpedaled
US
backpedalled
UK
recanted
retracted
reversed
changed
compromised
backed down
backed off
backed out
changed your mind
about-faced
did an about-face
did an about-turn
did a U-turn
went back
ate your words
Verb
▲
Past tense for to move backward or to back away
retreated
withdrew
retired
receded
straggled
pulled out
fell back
backed away
gave ground
lost ground
fell behind
dropped behind
beat a hasty retreat
beat a retreat
pulled back
fled
recoiled
split
drew back
took flight
cut and run
backed off
cut out
turned tail
beat it
shrank
shrunk
disengaged
bolted
skedaddled
escaped
vamoosed
scramed
scrammed
scarpered
ran away
flew
ran off
levanted
legged it
bugged out
made a quick exit
moved away
flew the coop
showed a clean pair of heels
took off
did a fade
made a break for it
quit
made off
lit out
did a bunk
ran for it
made a run for it
took a powder
hooked it
peeled out
backed out
headed for the hills
skipped off
decamped
did a runner
cleared out
balked
US
retracted
baulked
UK
shrunk away
shrank away
backpedalled
UK
shied away
cowered
blenched
crawfished
stepped back
backpedaled
US
shrank back
shrunk back
quailed
went back
went away
moved back
eluded
abandoned
ran
quitted
broke
went
hightailed it
left
evaded
folded
vacated
took to your heels
brake
made a getaway
evacuated
backed down
departed
withdrawn
fallen back
taken flight
given ground
beaten a hasty retreat
given way
beaten a retreat
drawn back
run away
run for it
retroceded
shrunken
run off
run
ebbed
regressed
retrograded
retrogressed
gone back
taken off
shrunken away
backtracked
flown
reversed
backed
gone away
flowed back
moved further off
made oneself scarce
moved backward
moved out
flown the coop
done a runner
taken a powder
fallen behind
shrunken back
flinched
cringed
gone
started
returned
winced
abstracted
squinched
resiled
absconded
shuddered
dissociated
disassociated
crouched
scooted
groveled
US
grovelled
UK
skipped
done a fade
recanted
scampered
delinked
done a bunk
cleared
refused
slunk
slinked
about-faced
dropped out
jerked back
distanced oneself
weaseled out
jumped back
doubled back
opted out
drove back
backed up
hotfooted it
made tracks
driven back
started back
pulled away
hung back
pulled the plug
gone backward
headed off
turned away
turned back
drawn away
drew away
moved backwards
had it away
retraced your steps
cleared off
went backward
broken
did a disappearing act
done a disappearing act
sprang back
sprung back
weaselled
UK
weaselled out
taken to your heels
went down
gone down
did a volte-face
did an about-turn
did an about-face
did a U-turn
driven backwards
done a volte-face
gone into reverse
drove backwards
done a U-turn
done an about-turn
went into reverse
done an about-face
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor, especially due to underuse or neglect
atrophied
deteriorated
degenerated
declined
decayed
worsened
retrograded
sank
ebbed
regressed
crumbled
rotted
devolved
waned
slumped
faded
descended
disintegrated
collapsed
dwindled
subsided
went downhill
faded away
tapered off
petered out
tailed off
gave in
faded out
gave up
let up
diminished
abated
receded
moderated
eased
weakened
felled
fell
lowered
tapered
relented
relent
remitted
palled
slackened
flagged
withered
failed
vanished
attenuated
evaporated
drooped
dissolved
contracted
dimmed
evanesced
dropped off
melted away
fell off
fell away
wasted away
fell short
grew faint
drained away
got smaller
slacked off
died away
eased off
wound down
ratcheted down
became weak
died down
died out
drew to a close
de-escalated
phased down
sunk
sunken
gone downhill
given in
given way
given up
hit the skids
retrogressed
slid
slipped
languished
lapsed
dropped
degraded
backslid
corroded
fallen
disimproved
depreciated
perished
got worse
gotten worse
become worse
slidden
wilted
broke down
stagnated
gone down the toilet
went down the toilet
went to pot
gone to pot
relapsed
fallen off
wasted
debilitated
went to the dogs
gone to the dogs
vitiated
decomposed
lessened
gone down the tubes
went down the tubes
gone to rack and ruin
went to rack and ruin
fell to pieces
backslided
backslidden
spoilt
UK
spoiled
US
impaired
decreased
grown worse
grew worse
sagged
emaciated
eroded
become debilitated
became worse
become dilapidated
broken down
shrunk
mouldered
UK
gone backwards
went backwards
oxidized
US
fallen apart
fell apart
reverted
debased
moldered
US
nosedived
tarnished
went to the pack
gone to the pack
sickened
retreated
rusted
lagged
died
retroceded
skidded
lost quality
corrupted
oxidised
UK
gone to pieces
went to pieces
taken a turn for the worse
took a turn for the worse
come apart at seams
become rusty
hit rock bottom
crumbled away
worn away
wore away
became debilitated
became dilapidated
went bad
gone bad
fallen away
gone to seed
went to seed
shrank
shrunken
shriveled up
become emaciated
thinned
disappeared
dilapidated
putrefied
grown weak
grew weak
returned
depressed
recidivated
damaged
reduced
alloyed
adulterated
gone
went
petered
pejorated
broke up
broken up
moved backward
slipped back
suffered
drifted back
lost it
moved back
made something worse
died on vine
turned back
withered away
lost ground
rolled back
turned the clock back
lost headway
came apart at seams
became rusty
appeared in a poor light
run to seed
went stale
become moribund
had one foot in the grave
gone stale
reached depths
become weak
come apart at the seams
became emaciated
gone from bad to worse
went from bad to worse
took a nosedive
taken a nosedive
became moribund
went into decline
gone into decline
worn off
wore off
went back
gone back
fallen back
fell back
fallen down
fell down
fell into decay
fallen into decay
broke
broken
brake
fell apart at the seams
fallen apart at the seams
sunk back
sank back
gotten smaller
grown faint
drawn to a close
fallen short
fallen into disrepair
ran to seed
fell into disrepair
came apart at the seams
threw back
thrown back
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to stop living
succumbed
died
perished
deceased
fell
felled
departed
demised
expired
flatlined
croaked
parted
dropped
went
passed
ended
wilted
exited
passed away
passed on
conked out
checked out
pegged out
popped off
kicked off
kicked in
stepped out
gave up the ghost
ceased to exist
went under
gave up
went down
met waterloo
packed it in
Verb
▲
Past tense for to comply with a rule or law
obeyed
followed
observed
complied
respected
heeded
fulfilled
kept
minded
accepted
embraced
conformed
assented
accorded
acquiesced
acceded
concurred
complied with
conformed to
adhered to
responded to
abided by
submitted to
acted in accordance with
agreed to
kept to
consented to
stuck to
acquiesced in
held to
toed the line
goose-stepped to
knuckled under
acted upon
lived by
gave in
played it by the book
did what one is told
did one's bidding
caved in
got into line
took orders
came to heel
held fast
did as one says
did as you are told
did one's duty
got in line
played second fiddle
did what is expected
Verb
▲
Past tense for to act in a submissive manner
truckled
kowtowed
toadied
grovelled
UK
groveled
US
fawned
crawled
bootlicked
flattered
wooed
brownnosed
cringed
fussed
pandered
submitted
yielded
yold
conceded
deferred
stooped
cajoled
stroked
massaged
oiled
crouched
brown-nosed
buttered up
curry favored with
curry favoured with
ingratiated oneself with
apple-polished
danced attendance on
sucked up
fell all over
sucked up to
played up to
fawned on
bowed and scraped
licked someone's boots
pandered to
curried favour
curry favored
gave in
knuckled under
prostrated oneself
honeyed up
paid court
laid it on
kissed one's feet
kissed-up
abased oneself before
fell on one's knees
kiss up to
scratched one's back
bent the knee
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