Synonyms of sinks

sinks 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sink

1

as in deteriorates

to become worse or of less value

his fortunes have steadily sunk since the breakup of his business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deteriorates
• descends
• crumbles
• worsens
• declines
• diminishes
• decays
• rots
• devolves
• ebbs
• degenerates
• atrophies
• runs to seed
• regresses
• weakens
• falls
• disintegrates
• retrogrades
• goes to pot
• goes to seed
• sags
• decomposes
• recedes
• dwindles
• wanes
• downsizes
• slips
• degrades
• reduces
• sours
• putrefies
• undermines
• corrupts
• abates
• languishes
• lags
• spoils
• fails
• dilapidates
• droops
• debilitates
• lowers
• lessens
• breaks down
• de-escalates
• molders
• wilts
• runs down
• flags
• wastes (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improves
• ameliorates
• upgrades
• intensifies
• enhances
• meliorates
• enriches
• strengthens
• heightens
• develops
• progresses
• fortifies
• proceeds
• advances
• betters
• marches

2

as in plunges

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

• plunges
• falls
• dips
• tumbles
• declines
• drops
• plummets
• descends
• skids
• decreases
• crashes
• dives
• lowers
• nose-dives
• diminishes
• subsides
• craters
• dies (down)
• retreats
• dwindles
• droops
• ebbs
• wanes
• tapers off
• recedes
• lessens
• abates
• moderates
• lets up
• de-escalates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• arises
• lifts
• ascends
• soars
• ups
• mounts
• spikes
• grows
• increases
• builds
• accumulates
• expands
• swells
• intensifies
• mushrooms
• enlarges
• escalates
• waxes
• picks up
• burgeons
• snowballs
• balloons
• bourgeons

3

as in stifles

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

sinks his pride and makes the first step towards a reconciliation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stifles
• swallows
• suppresses
• submerges
• chokes (back)
• represses
• smothers
• holds back
• pockets
• strangles
• manages
• controls
• contains
• curbs
• governs
• checks
• quells
• quashes
• muffles
• bridles
• bottles up
• squelches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expresses
• releases
• takes out
• unleashes
• looses
• vents

4

as in disappears

to cease to be visible

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disappears
• vanishes
• fades
• melts
• flies
• evaporates
• dissolves
• flees
• dissipates
• dematerializes
• drops out of sight
• evanesces
• blurs
• disperses
• dies (away or down or out)
• clears
• dims
• dries up
• blanks (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appears
• emerges
• arrives
• looms
• materializes
• issues
• comes out
• shows up
• breaks out

5

as in reduces

to diminish the price or value of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduces
• lowers
• depresses
• shrinks
• devalues
• downgrades
• attenuates
• devaluates
• depreciates
• breaks
• marks down
• cheapens
• writes down
• writes off
• debases
• underestimates
• compresses
• dwindles
• demonetizes
• deflates
• downsizes
• underrates
• undervalues
• lessens
• underprices
• contracts
• moderates
• abridges
• de-escalates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enhances
• appreciates
• upgrades
• inflates
• blows up
• increases
• adds
• marks up
• extends
• expands
• swells
• bloats
• raises
• maximizes
• overestimates
• dilates
• ups
• augments
• multiplies
• amplifies
• heightens
• enlarges
• boosts
• escalates
• compounds
• overvalues
• overrates
• overprices
• aggrandizes
• balloons

6

as in humiliates

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

• humiliates
• discredits
• shames
• degrades
• embarrasses
• humbles
• disgraces
• rattles
• dishonors
• confuses
• insults
• debases
• demeans
• abases
• lowers
• diminishes
• criticizes
• chastens
• cheapens
• minimizes
• takes down
• smirches
• ridicules
• mortifies
• fouls
• detracts
• disconcerts
• disparages
• decries
• flusters
• depreciates
• belittles
• fazes
• discountenances
• defiles
• abashes
• maligns
• discounts
• confounds
• discomfits
• condemns
• nonplusses
• slanders
• castigates
• writes off
• libels
• defames
• denounces
• damns
• affronts
• nonpluses
• cries down
• reprehends
• bad-mouths
• execrates
• puts down
• censures
• reprobates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevates
• exalts
• cites
• decorates
• boasts
• recognizes
• hails
• cheers
• praises
• deifies
• acknowledges
• aggrandizes
• celebrates
• salutes
• applauds
• honors
• compliments
• commends
• eulogizes
• congratulates
• lauds
• canonizes
• extols
• touts
• extolls
• highlights
• spotlights
• acclaims
• fetes
• lifts
• magnifies
• plays up
• raises
• promotes
• advances
• ennobles
• enshrines
• dignifies
• enthrones
• glorifies
• uplifts
• boosts
• upgrades
• fêtes
• idealizes
• romanticizes
• enskies

7

as in falls

to lead or extend downward

the road sinks abruptly after that curve

Synonyms & Similar Words

• falls
• plunges
• descends
• drops
• dips
• slopes
• tilts
• leans
• declines
• heels
• tips
• angles
• lists
• inclines
• cocks
• slants
• reclines
• cants

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• ascends
• arises
• climbs
• mounts
• planes
• levels
• upturns
• flattens
• straightens
• smoothes
• uprises
• upsweeps
• smooths
• evens

8

as in fades

to lose bodily strength or vigor

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fades
• weakens
• sags
• goes
• fails
• decays
• lags
• languishes
• droops
• deteriorates
• wilts
• flags
• withers
• wastes (away)
• emaciates
• rots
• yields
• breaks down
• wears out
• degenerates
• runs down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovers
• rebounds
• recuperates
• rallies
• gains
• convalesces

sinks

2 of 2

noun

plural of sink

as in dumps

a place of great vice and corruption

was able to rise above the sink that was his birthplace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumps
• cesspools
• Augean stables
• holes
• Gomorrahs
• dens
• pigpens
• pigsties
• tenderloins
• hellholes