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Sunk — synonyms, sunk antonyms, definition

1. sunk (Adjective)

3 synonyms
done for undone washed-up
1 definition

sunk (Adjective) — Doomed to extinction.

2. sunk (Verb)

13 synonyms
buried dipped dropped dropped down fallen off gone down gone under lapsed passed settled slidden down slumped subsided
1 antonym
floated
9 definitions

sunk (Verb) — Fall or descend to a lower place or level. ex. "He sank to his knees"

sunk (Verb) — Cause to sink. ex. "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"

sunk (Verb) — Pass into a specified state or condition. ex. "He sank into nirvana"

sunk (Verb) — Go under. ex. "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

sunk (Verb) — Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place. ex. "He sank into bed"

sunk (Verb) — Appear to move downward. ex. "The setting sun sank below the tree line"

sunk (Verb) — Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly. ex. "The real estate market sank"

sunk (Verb) — Fall or sink heavily. ex. "My spirits sank"

sunk (Verb) — Embed deeply. ex. "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"

21 type of
broken caved in changed posture collapsed come down declined descended displaced dropped embedded engrafted fallen fallen in foundered given given way gone down imbedded implanted moved • • •
14 types
countersunk drooped dropped open fallen open flagged foundered sagged sagged down set settled submerged submersed subsided swagged
1 see also
sink in