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Another word for sink

sink Synonyms

sink

n.

A basin
washbasin, tub, pan, ewer, bowl.
A sewer
cesspool, drain, gutter, cloaca.

sink Synonyms

sink

v.

To go downward
descend, decline, fall, subside, drop, droop, regress, slump, go under, immerse, go to the bottom, be submerged, settle, go to Davy Jones's locker*, hit a slump, touch bottom, go down with the ship.
Antonyms rise*, float, come up.
To cause to sink, sense 1
submerge, scuttle, depress, submerse, immerse, engulf, overwhelm, swamp, lower, bring down, force down, cast down, let down, send to Davy Jones's locker*; see also soak 1.
Antonyms raise*, float, bring up.
To incline
slant, tilt, list; see lean 1.
To weaken
decline, fail, fade; see weaken 1.
To deteriorate
spoil, degenerate, rot; see decay, waste 3.
To decrease
lessen, diminish, wane; see decrease 1.

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Another word for sink

verb

To fall or drift down to the bottom:
gravitate, settle. See rise
To go beneath the surface or to the bottom of a liquid:
founder¹, submerge, submerse. See rise
To go from a more erect posture to a less erect posture:
drop, fall, slump. See rise
To slope downward:
decline, descend, dip, drop, fall, pitch. See rise
To become lower in quality, character, or condition:
atrophy, decline, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, retrograde, worsen. Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed , go to the dogs. See better
To bring oneself down to a lower level of behavior:
descend, lower², stoop. See rise
To undergo moral deterioration:
fall, slip. Idiom: go bad (or wrong). See right
To cause the complete ruin or wreckage of:
bankrupt, break down, cross up, demolish, destroy, finish, ruin, shatter, smash, spoil, torpedo, undo, wash up, wrack², wreck. (Slang) total. Idiom: put the kibosh on. See help
To undergo a sharp, rapid descent in value or price:
dive, drop, fall, nose-dive, plummet, plunge, skid, slump, tumble. Idiom: take a sudden downtrend (or downturn). See increase
To lose strength or power:
decline, degenerate, deteriorate, fade, fail, flag², languish, wane, waste (away), weaken. (Informal) fizzle (out). Idioms: go downhill, hit the skids. See increase, strong
To cause to penetrate with force:
dig, drive, plunge, ram, run, stab, stick, thrust. See put in

phrasal verb sink in

To come as a realization:

dawn on (or upon), register, soak in. See knowledge

noun

An area sunk below its surroundings:
basin, concavity, depression, dip, hollow, pit¹, sag, sinkhole. See convex
A place known for its great filth or corruption:
cesspit, cesspool, pit¹. (Slang) armpit. See clean, right

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She moved to the sink and turned on the water.
She dropped her glass in the sink and took a step backward.
"I don't know which of you is more nervous," Cynthia said, elbow-deep in a sink full of breakfast dishes.
I bet you could really sink your teeth into that pork roast.
Carmen carried the basket of eggs to the counter beside the sink and watched as Alex took the lid off the roasting pan.

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