Synonyms of sunk

sunk 1 of 2

adjective

as in done

facing certain defeat, disaster, or death

all our savings went for lottery tickets, and now we're sunk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• done
• ruined
• doomed
• finished
• done for
• dead
• endangered
• kaputt
• kaput
• imperiled
• imperilled

sunk

2 of 2

verb

past participle of sink

1

as in deteriorated

to become worse or of less value

his fortunes have steadily sunk since the breakup of his business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deteriorated
• declined
• worsened
• crumbled
• degenerated
• decayed
• rotted
• descended
• diminished
• ebbed
• devolved
• retrograded
• atrophied
• regressed
• run to seed
• gone to seed
• weakened
• sagged
• gone to pot
• fallen
• receded
• disintegrated
• decomposed
• dwindled
• waned
• reduced
• degraded
• downsized
• slipped
• soured
• moldered
• undermined
• dilapidated
• abated
• putrefied
• spoilt
• corrupted
• lowered
• languished
• lessened
• spoiled
• drooped
• lagged
• debilitated
• failed
• flagged
• wilted
• wasted (away)
• de-escalated
• broken down
• run down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improved
• upgraded
• ameliorated
• intensified
• meliorated
• enriched
• developed
• strengthened
• heightened
• enhanced
• fortified
• proceeded
• bettered
• progressed
• marched
• advanced

2

as in plunged

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

• plunged
• dipped
• fallen
• dropped
• tumbled
• crashed
• declined
• plummeted
• lowered
• dived
• descended
• skidded
• cratered
• subsided
• dove
• nose-dived
• decreased
• diminished
• died (down)
• retreated
• drooped
• dwindled
• waned
• ebbed
• lessened
• abated
• receded
• tapered off
• moderated
• let up
• de-escalated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lifted
• risen
• mounted
• soared
• ascended
• arisen
• spiked
• built
• upped
• increased
• grown
• accumulated
• swelled
• expanded
• intensified
• swollen
• enlarged
• escalated
• ballooned
• mushroomed
• waxed
• picked up
• snowballed
• burgeoned
• bourgeoned

3

as in swallowed

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

sinks his pride and makes the first step towards a reconciliation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swallowed
• managed
• submerged
• smothered
• stifled
• choked (back)
• repressed
• strangled
• held back
• checked
• suppressed
• pocketed
• controlled
• quashed
• curbed
• contained
• governed
• bridled
• quelled
• muffled
• squelched
• bottled up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expressed
• released
• taken out
• unleashed
• vented
• loosed

4

as in disappeared

to cease to be visible

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disappeared
• vanished
• faded
• evaporated
• melted
• dissolved
• dissipated
• fled
• flown
• dropped out of sight
• evanesced
• cleared
• dispersed
• died (away or down or out)
• dematerialized
• dried up
• dimmed
• blurred
• blanked (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appeared
• arrived
• emerged
• issued
• materialized
• come out
• showed up
• loomed
• broken out
• shown up

5

as in reduced

to diminish the price or value of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduced
• lowered
• depressed
• devalued
• attenuated
• downgraded
• depreciated
• cheapened
• devaluated
• written off
• broken
• written down
• marked down
• shrunk
• debased
• underestimated
• demonetized
• dwindled
• compressed
• deflated
• contracted
• undervalued
• lessened
• shrunken
• underrated
• downsized
• underpriced
• moderated
• abridged
• de-escalated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enhanced
• upgraded
• appreciated
• inflated
• marked up
• blown up
• increased
• added
• overestimated
• raised
• swelled
• expanded
• extended
• swollen
• overrated
• compounded
• bloated
• multiplied
• heightened
• enlarged
• overvalued
• augmented
• boosted
• escalated
• overpriced
• amplified
• dilated
• maximized
• upped
• ballooned
• aggrandized

6

as in humiliated

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

• humiliated
• shamed
• humbled
• embarrassed
• rattled
• disgraced
• lowered
• fouled
• insulted
• confused
• degraded
• dishonored
• debased
• discredited
• chastened
• smirched
• cheapened
• demeaned
• taken down
• abased
• ridiculed
• criticized
• flustered
• diminished
• mortified
• minimized
• disconcerted
• condemned
• disparaged
• nonplused
• fazed
• depreciated
• nonplussed
• detracted
• libelled
• discounted
• confounded
• abashed
• maligned
• decried
• written off
• slandered
• discomfited
• belittled
• discountenanced
• libeled
• defiled
• defamed
• castigated
• affronted
• cried down
• denounced
• damned
• execrated
• censured
• reprehended
• bad-mouthed
• put down
• reprobated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevated
• cited
• recognized
• decorated
• exalted
• boasted
• celebrated
• cheered
• hailed
• acknowledged
• honored
• praised
• applauded
• saluted
• deified
• congratulated
• complimented
• canonized
• commended
• extolled
• lauded
• touted
• eulogized
• feted
• acclaimed
• lifted
• highlighted
• raised
• aggrandized
• enshrined
• played up
• magnified
• promoted
• spotlighted
• advanced
• ennobled
• enthroned
• boosted
• fêted
• upgraded
• glorified
• uplifted
• dignified
• spotlit
• idealized
• romanticized
• enskied

7

as in fallen

to lead or extend downward

the road sinks abruptly after that curve

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fallen
• descended
• plunged
• dropped
• dipped
• leaned
• tilted
• sloped
• declined
• inclined
• tipped
• angled
• listed
• cocked
• slanted
• heeled
• reclined
• canted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mounted
• risen
• climbed
• ascended
• arisen
• upturned
• flattened
• straightened
• levelled
• smoothed
• leveled
• uprisen
• planed
• upswept
• evened

8

as in faded

to lose bodily strength or vigor

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faded
• weakened
• gone
• failed
• deteriorated
• decayed
• lagged
• sagged
• withered
• wasted (away)
• drooped
• languished
• flagged
• wilted
• yielded
• emaciated
• worn out
• broken down
• degenerated
• rotted
• run down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovered
• rebounded
• rallied
• recuperated
• gained
• convalesced