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Synonyms and Antonyms of sinking
- his fortunes have steadily sunk since the breakup of his business
abating, de-escalating, diminishing, downsizing, dwindling, receding, waning
breaking down, corrupting, decomposing, degrading, dilapidating, disintegrating, moldering, putrefying
drooping, failing, falling, flagging, lagging, languishing, running down, sagging, slipping, wasting (away), weakening, wilting
- I had just bought a bundle of shares of the stock when its price sank like a rock
- sinks his pride and makes the first step towards a reconciliation
- that evening we sat on the beach, dreamily watching the sun sink beneath the horizon
- the slightest nick will sink the price of a piece of Tiffany glass
- the revelation that he has been embezzling for years definitely sinks him in my opinion
abashing, confounding, confusing, discomfiting, disconcerting, discountenancing, embarrassing, fazing, flustering, mortifying, nonplussing (also nonplusing), rattling
belittling, castigating, criticizing, crying down, decrying, depreciating, detracting, diminishing, discounting, disparaging, minimizing, putting down, ridiculing, writing off
bad-mouthing, defaming, defiling, libeling (or libelling), maligning, slandering
censuring, condemning, damning, denouncing, execrating, reprehending, reprobating
acclaiming, applauding, boasting, celebrating, cheering, citing, commending, complimenting, congratulating, decorating, eulogizing, extolling, feting (or fêting), hailing, honoring, lauding, praising, saluting, touting
highlighting, playing up, spotlighting
dignifying, ennobling, enshrining, enskying, enthroning, glorifying, magnifying
advancing, boosting, lifting, promoting, raising, upgrading, uplifting
- the road sinks abruptly after that curve
evening, flattening, leveling (or levelling), planing, smoothing, straightening
- the old woman only sunk further after she was moved to the nursing home
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