Showing results for sink into. Search instead for sink+into.

sink into

VERB

penetrate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crack drill enter go through infiltrate invade pass through permeate pervade puncture seep

STRONG

access bayonet bore charge come diffuse drive encroach force gore impale insert insinuate introduce jab knife percolate perforate prick probe ream saturate spear stab suffuse thrust trespass

WEAK

barge in blow in break in breeze in bust in eat through filter in get in ingress make a hole make an entrance pop in run into stick into

Antonyms

STRONGEST

surrender yield

STRONG

retreat

WEAK

exit misconstrue misinterpret misunderstand take out withdraw

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

She watched her mother sink into dementia without being able to ask to leave "with dignity", as she had wished, because the law was not yet in force.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

They focused on crustal delamination, a process in which sections of Earth's crust become compressed, chemically altered, and dense enough to detach and sink into the mantle below.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

"That lent to the type of fish that were there, shrimps and the like. Then there was some sort of catastrophic event for the shark, which killed it, but it seemed to sink into mud."

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Mr. Brodsky, a management professor at the University of Texas at Austin, sets out to “transform virtual communication from a time sink into a productivity amplifier.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

We both lie down on our backs and my shoulder blades sink into the mat.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

sink into

Example Sentences

Related Words