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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
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ascend go up increase raise rise
STRONG
excite grow lift succeed
WEAK
fight float strengthen
VERB
fall, decrease
Synonyms
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collapse drop slip slump
STRONG
abate diminish lapse lessen relapse retrogress subside wane
Antonyms
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ascend increase rise
STRONG
enlarge extend grow prolong raise strengthen
VERB
deteriorate
Synonyms
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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
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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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Back in Iran, a sense of the inevitable had begun to sink in for many there.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

This strategy “will not come cheap for Apple,” Goldberg warned, noting that Apple’s product gross margin could sink to the low-30% range from the high-30% range seen a year ago.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Price expected the "kitchen sink from round one" and Pineiro immediately looked to start the fight on the front foot.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

One example can be found on whale carcasses that sink to the seafloor.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

He got a drink of water, looked out the window over the sink, walked around the kitchen table, looked out the window again, cleared his throat, and said, “It’s a nice night out there.”

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

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