sank

The word “sank” has 1 syllable: sank

It's pronounced as /sæŋk/

What is synonym and antonym for sank?

In the thesaurus, “sank” has 53 synonyms and 60 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for sank along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for sank

capsize
collapse
decline
declined
decrease
depreciate
descend
descended
deteriorated
die
dig
dip
dipped
disappear
disappeared
drill
drive
drop
dropped
drown
dwindle
evaporated
fade
faded
fail
fall
fell
go down
humbled
humiliated
lower
lowered
melted
overturn
plummet
plunge
plunged
ram
rattled
reduced
sag
settle
slip
slump
stick
submerge
swallowed
tumbled
vanished
weaken
weakened
worsened
wreck

Antonyms for sank

acknowledged
appeared
applauded
appreciated
arose
arrived
ascend
ascended
blew up
boasted
canonized
celebrated
cheered
cited
climbed
commended
complimented
congratulated
decorated
deified
develop
elevated
enhanced
enlarge
eulogized
exalted
expand
expressed
extolled
go up
grow
hailed
honored
improve
improved
increase
inflated
lauded
lifted
marked up
mounted
praised
raise
rallied
rebounded
recognized
recovered
recuperated
released
rise
rose
saluted
soared
spiked
strengthen
took out
touted
upgraded
upped
upturned

Meanings of sank

verb
1. (heading, physical) To move or be moved into something.
2. (heading, social) To diminish or be diminished.
3. To conceal and appropriate.
4. To keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore.
5. To pay absolutely.
6. To reduce or extinguish by payment.
7. To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fail in strength.
8. To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.

Example Sentences

The boat sank quickly after hitting the iceberg.
As the sun set, the temperature sank to an uncomfortable low.
His heart sank when he heard the news of the accident.
The heavy rain caused the river to rise and eventually sank the nearby village.
She accidentally dropped her keys, and they sank to the bottom of the pool.

On this page you'll find 113 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to sank, such as: acknowledged, appeared, applauded, appreciated, arose, arrived, ascend.

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