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sink

[singk] / sɪŋk /
VERB
fall in, go under
Synonyms
STRONGEST
capsize decline descend dig dip disappear drill drive drop drown fall go down lower overturn plummet plunge ram sag settle slump stick submerge wreck
STRONG
bore depress droop ebb engulf excavate flounder founder immerse overwhelm regress scuttle set shipwreck slope stab stoop subside swamp thrust
WEAK
bring down cast down cave in force down go to the bottom let down put down tip over touch bottom
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ascend go up increase raise rise
STRONG
excite grow lift succeed
WEAK
fight float strengthen
VERB
fall, decrease
Synonyms
STRONGEST
collapse drop slip slump
STRONG
abate diminish lapse lessen relapse retrogress subside wane
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ascend increase rise
STRONG
enlarge extend grow prolong raise strengthen
VERB
deteriorate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decline decrease depreciate descend die dwindle fade fail weaken
STRONG
decay degenerate diminish disintegrate flag lessen retrograde rot spoil waste worsen
WEAK
disimprove go downhill
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ascend develop enlarge expand go up grow improve strengthen
STRONG
build flourish
WEAK
brave
VERB
be humble or humbled
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lower
STRONG
abase debase degrade demean humiliate stoop succumb
WEAK
be reduced to bemean cast down
Antonyms
STRONG
elevate enhance honor improve laud praise upgrade

Example Sentences

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As details of the crash emerged in news reports, his heart sank: The plane was a Canadair Regional Jet, or CRJ in airline parlance, the same aircraft that Sam piloted.

From The Wall Street Journal

Read: Amazon’s stock sinks due to massive spending plans.

From MarketWatch

Read: Amazon’s stock sinks due to massive spending plans.

From MarketWatch

Except this time, they’re sinking on fears about AI rather than rising on hopes about the new technology.

From Barron's

Pinterest shares were sinking after disappointing results, with one analyst warning that AI disruption risk for the visual search and discovery company was coming up fast.

From MarketWatch

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.