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sunk

/sʌŋk/verb, adjective1 syllable

Sunk means: fall or descend to a lower place or level.

Synonyms for sunk19

verb, as in fall or descend to a lower place or level

sink, drop, drop down, slump, fall off

verb, as in fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

slump, fall off, sink, drop, drop down

verb, as in cause to sink

sink, settle, go down, go under

verb, as in go under

sink, settle, go down, go under

verb, as in pass into a specified state or condition; sink into

sink, pass, lapse

verb, as in fall or sink heavily

slump, slide down, sink

verb, as in descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

sink, subside

verb, as in appear to move downward

dip, sink

verb, as in embed deeply

bury, sink

adjective, as in doomed to extinction

done for, ruined, undone, washed-up, unsuccessful

Opposites of sunk

float

What does sunk mean?10

verb

1

fall or descend to a lower place or level“He sank to his knees”

2

fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly“The real estate market fell off”

3

cause to sink“The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor”

4

go under“The raft sank and its occupants drowned”

5

pass into a specified state or condition; sink into“He sank into nirvana”

6

fall or sink heavily“He slumped onto the couch”

7

descend into or as if into some soft substance or place“He sank into bed”

8

appear to move downward“The sun dipped below the horizon”

9

embed deeply“She sank her fingers into the soft sand”

adjective

1

doomed to extinction

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sunk?12

one syllable

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Sunk in a sentence

  • The depths have covered them, they are sunk to the bottom like a stone.carlosalberto
  • The sky became as dark as if the sun had sunk.CK
  • We watched the sun as it sunk below the horizon.urro
  • The sun has just sunk below the horizon.CM
  • They came to the conclusion that the ship must have sunk.CK
  • I sunk into the plush mattress on the bed.Amastan
  • Do you know anyone who was on that ship that sunk?CK
  • How many sailors were aboard the ship that sunk?CK

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