Synonyms of sink

sink 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to deteriorate

to become worse or of less value

his fortunes have steadily sunk since the breakup of his business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deteriorate
• crumble
• descend
• worsen
• decline
• rot
• diminish
• decay
• degenerate
• run to seed
• devolve
• ebb
• atrophy
• weaken
• disintegrate
• regress
• go to seed
• fall
• retrograde
• sag
• go to pot
• recede
• decompose
• slip
• reduce
• degrade
• dwindle
• putrefy
• downsize
• wane
• sour
• languish
• undermine
• spoil
• abate
• dilapidate
• corrupt
• molder
• lessen
• waste (away)
• break down
• debilitate
• lower
• droop
• fail
• wilt
• run down
• lag
• de-escalate
• flag

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improve
• better
• ameliorate
• upgrade
• enhance
• intensify
• strengthen
• proceed
• develop
• enrich
• heighten
• meliorate
• fortify
• progress
• march
• advance

2

as in to plunge

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

I had just bought a bundle of shares of the stock when its price sank like a rock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plunge
• fall
• dip
• tumble
• decline
• drop
• plummet
• dive
• skid
• descend
• decrease
• crash
• lower
• die (down)
• subside
• nose-dive
• diminish
• crater
• retreat
• taper off
• droop
• ebb
• dwindle
• recede
• lessen
• moderate
• abate
• wane
• let up
• de-escalate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• lift
• arise
• mount
• soar
• ascend
• spike
• up
• build
• grow
• increase
• accumulate
• swell
• expand
• intensify
• enlarge
• escalate
• pick up
• wax
• snowball
• mushroom
• balloon
• burgeon
• bourgeon

3

as in to stifle

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

sinks his pride and makes the first step towards a reconciliation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stifle
• swallow
• suppress
• choke (back)
• submerge
• hold back
• repress
• control
• smother
• strangle
• manage
• contain
• pocket
• curb
• check
• govern
• quash
• quell
• bridle
• muffle
• bottle up
• squelch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• express
• release
• take out
• vent
• loose
• unleash

4

as in to disappear

to cease to be visible

that evening we sat on the beach, dreamily watching the sun sink beneath the horizon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disappear
• vanish
• fade
• melt
• fly
• evaporate
• dissolve
• flee
• dissipate
• drop out of sight
• evanesce
• dematerialize
• die (away or down or out)
• dry up
• blur
• disperse
• dim
• blank (out)
• clear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appear
• emerge
• arrive
• issue
• come out
• materialize
• show up
• break out
• loom

5

as in to reduce

to diminish the price or value of

the slightest nick will sink the price of a piece of Tiffany glass

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduce
• depress
• lower
• shrink
• write down
• attenuate
• write off
• devalue
• depreciate
• downgrade
• mark down
• devaluate
• break
• cheapen
• debase
• underestimate
• compress
• deflate
• dwindle
• demonetize
• lessen
• downsize
• moderate
• undervalue
• underrate
• underprice
• contract
• abridge
• de-escalate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enhance
• appreciate
• upgrade
• mark up
• inflate
• blow up
• add
• increase
• maximize
• extend
• swell
• raise
• expand
• overestimate
• bloat
• multiply
• amplify
• augment
• enlarge
• boost
• escalate
• heighten
• dilate
• compound
• up
• overrate
• overvalue
• balloon
• overprice
• aggrandize

6

as in to humiliate

to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes

the revelation that he has been embezzling for years definitely sinks him in my opinion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humiliate
• discredit
• shame
• embarrass
• humble
• disgrace
• degrade
• dishonor
• rattle
• take down
• insult
• confuse
• debase
• lower
• abase
• demean
• minimize
• diminish
• cheapen
• criticize
• smirch
• chasten
• foul
• ridicule
• faze
• mortify
• detract
• write off
• disconcert
• depreciate
• disparage
• slander
• fluster
• decry
• defile
• discount
• cry down
• confound
• libel
• malign
• affront
• belittle
• condemn
• defame
• discomfit
• abash
• castigate
• put down
• discountenance
• damn
• denounce
• nonplus
• bad-mouth
• censure
• execrate
• reprobate
• reprehend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevate
• decorate
• exalt
• recognize
• honor
• celebrate
• cheer
• boast
• compliment
• acknowledge
• praise
• congratulate
• salute
• aggrandize
• cite
• applaud
• commend
• hail
• deify
• eulogize
• laud
• tout
• extol
• canonize
• highlight
• extoll
• lift
• acclaim
• spotlight
• play up
• raise
• magnify
• promote
• upgrade
• dignify
• glorify
• ennoble
• uplift
• boost
• fete
• advance
• enshrine
• enthrone
• fête
• idealize
• ensky
• romanticize

7

as in to fall

to lead or extend downward

the road sinks abruptly after that curve

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plunge
• fall
• descend
• slope
• drop
• dip
• tilt
• lean
• decline
• heel
• tip
• angle
• list
• cant
• incline
• cock
• slant
• recline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• arise
• climb
• ascend
• mount
• plane
• straighten
• upturn
• even
• flatten
• level
• smooth
• uprise
• upsweep

8

as in to fade

to lose bodily strength or vigor

the old woman only sunk further after she was moved to the nursing home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fade
• weaken
• sag
• go
• fail
• decay
• languish
• droop
• wilt
• deteriorate
• waste (away)
• lag
• wither
• flag
• emaciate
• rot
• wear out
• break down
• yield
• degenerate
• run down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recover
• recuperate
• rebound
• rally
• gain
• convalesce

sink

2 of 2

noun

as in dump

a place of great vice and corruption

was able to rise above the sink that was his birthplace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dump
• cesspool
• hole
• Gomorrah
• Augean stable
• den
• tenderloin
• pigsty
• pigpen
• hellhole

Phrases Containing sink

• sink one's teeth into