Synonyms for sink
sɪŋksink

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1. sinkverb

   A basin used for holding water for washing

   Synonyms:
   basin, washbasin, dip, submerge, dunk

2. sinknoun

   The motion of a sinker pitch

   Jones' has a two-seamer with heavy sink.

   Synonyms:
   descend, go down

3. sinknoun

   Antonyms:
   source

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1. sink

   Abase refers only to outward conditions. "Exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high." Ezek. xxi, 26. Debase applies to quality or character. The coinage is debased by excess of alloy, the man by vice. Humble in present use refers chiefly to feeling of heart; humiliate to outward conditions; even when one is said to humble himself, he either has or affects to have humility of heart. To disgrace may be to bring or inflict odium upon others, but the word is chiefly and increasingly applied to such moral odium as one by his own acts brings upon himself; the noun disgrace retains more of the passive sense than the verb; he disgraced himself by his conduct; he brought disgrace upon his family. To dishonor a person is to deprive him of honor that should or might be given. To discredit one is to injure his reputation, as for veracity or solvency. A sense of unworthiness humbles; a shameful insult humiliates; imprisonment for crime disgraces. Degrade may refer to either station or character. An officer is degraded by being reduced to the ranks, disgraced by cowardice; vile practises degrade; drunkenness is a degrading vice. Misfortune or injustice may abase the good; nothing but their own ill-doing can debase or disgrace them.

   Synonyms:
   abase, bring low, cast down, debase, degrade, depress, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, lower, reduce

   Antonyms:
   advance, aggrandize, dignify, elevate, exalt, honor, promote, raise, uplift

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1. sink

   Synonyms:
   fall, descend, drop, subside, penetrate, soak, droop, decline, weary, flag, decay, decrease, diminish, abate, lower, immerse, submerge, depress, degrade, drown, reduce, attenuate, suppress

   Antonyms:
   rise, ascend, soar, swell, increase, flourish, revive, float, heighten, promote, exalt, enhance, rescue, foster, encourage, perpetuate, promulgate, divulge

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1. sinknoun

   plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

   Synonyms:
   sump, sinkhole, swallow hole, cesspool, cesspit

   Antonyms:
   source, float, swim

2. sinknoun

   (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system

   "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"

   Synonyms:
   sump, sinkhole, swallow hole, cesspool, cesspit

   Antonyms:
   source, swim, float

3. sinkhole, sink, swallow holenoun

   a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

   Synonyms:
   cesspit, sump, sinkhole, cesspool, swallow hole

   Antonyms:
   source, float, swim

4. cesspool, cesspit, sink, sumpverb

   a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

   Synonyms:
   sump, sinkhole, cesspool, cesspit, swallow hole

   Antonyms:
   source, swim, float

5. sink, drop, drop downverb

   fall or descend to a lower place or level

   "He sank to his knees"

   Synonyms:
   unload, settle, leave out, dribble, dip, send packing, drop off, dismiss, drop down, drip, go down, deteriorate, lapse, slide down, overleap, strike down, overlook, throw, cast, fell, go under, subside, cut down, neglect, devolve, expend, send away, set down, flatten, pass, swing, bury, put down, throw off, throw away, dangle, drop, shake off, discharge, spend, fall off, knock off, miss, pretermit, degenerate, cast off, slump, shed, omit

   Antonyms:
   source, float, swim

6. sinkverb

   cause to sink

   "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"

   Synonyms:
   drop, subside, settle, fall off, drop down, go down, go under, dip, slump, slide down, pass, lapse, bury

   Antonyms:
   source, float, swim

7. sink, pass, lapseverb

   pass into a specified state or condition

   "He sank into nirvana"

   Synonyms:
   run, perish, fall back, elapse, go past, make pass, lead, top, put across, go by, draw, evanesce, backslide, occur, die, drop down, subside, snuff it, excrete, turn over, go, spend, slide by, recidivate, fade, hand, legislate, happen, egest, exit, exceed, fleet, pass away, slip away, drop dead, overstep, slide down, make it, authorize, pop off, expire, regress, devolve, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, retrogress, give, fall out, hap, slip by, go on, eliminate, croak, lapse, pass off, give-up the ghost, return, blow over, take place, fall off, overhaul, go through, reach, dip, communicate, go under, come about, choke, pass by, go across, overtake, transcend, glide by, relapse, extend, decease, fall, pass, clear, drop, conk, travel by, bury, buy the farm, go down, pass along, authorise, go along, surpass, guide, slump, settle, pass on

   Antonyms:
   source, float, swim

8. sink, settle, go down, go underverb

   go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

   Synonyms:
   settle, square up, dip, make up, patch up, nail down, drop down, settle down, go down, square off, decline, lapse, slide down, descend, come down, root, determine, crash, steady down, go under, subside, reconcile, fall, finalise, ensconce, wane, get back, pass, bury, adjudicate, conciliate, decide, drop, resolve, locate, fall off, go by, set, finalize, slump, take root

   Antonyms:
   source, swim, float

9. sink, subsideverb

   descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

   "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"

   Synonyms:
   drop, subside, settle, fall off, drop down, go down, go under, dip, slump, lessen, slide down, pass, lapse, bury

   Antonyms:
   source, swim, float

10. dip, sinkverb

    appear to move downward

    "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"

    Synonyms:
    drop down, lapse, dim, go down, dunk, go under, settle, drop, subside, souse, slide down, duck, dip, fall off, pass, douse, plunge, slump, bury

    Antonyms:
    source, swim, float

11. slump, fall off, sinkverb

    fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

    "The real estate market fell off"

    Synonyms:
    drop down, lapse, go down, slouch, go under, settle, drop, correct, decline, subside, slide down, dip, fall off, pass, fall away, slump, bury

    Antonyms:
    source, float, swim

12. slump, slide down, sinkverb

    fall or sink heavily

    "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"

    Synonyms:
    drop down, lapse, go down, slouch, go under, settle, drop, correct, decline, subside, slide down, dip, fall off, pass, slump, bury

    Antonyms:
    source, float, swim

13. bury, sinkverb

    embed deeply

    "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"

    Synonyms:
    lapse, go down, swallow, slide down, drop down, go under, settle, eat up, entomb, subside, immerse, swallow up, drop, dip, lay to rest, forget, slump, fall off, pass, inhume, inter, bury

    Antonyms:
    source, float, swim

Matched Categories

1. • Change Posture
   • Collapse
   • Decline
   • Descend
   • Drop
   • Engineering
   • Implant
   • Move
   • Natural Depression
   • Natural Process
   • Plumbing Fixture

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1. sinkverb

   Synonyms:
   fall (gradually), subside, descend, go down, go to the bottom

2. sinkverb

   Synonyms:
   penetrate, enter

3. sinkverb

   Synonyms:
   be depressed, be overwhelmed

4. sinkverb

   Synonyms:
   decline, decrease, decay, droop, dwindle, lose strength, give way

5. sinkverb

   Synonyms:
   merge, submerge, submerse, immerse, ingulf, plunge, dip

6. sinkverb

   Synonyms:
   dig, excavate, scoop out

7. sinkverb

   Synonyms:
   depress, degrade, lower, abase, debase, diminish, lessen, bring down, let down

8. sinkverb

   Synonyms:
   ruin, destroy, waste, overthrow, overwhelm, swamp

9. sinkverb

   Synonyms:
   suppress, conceal, keep close

10. sinkverb

    Synonyms:
    reduce

11. sinknoun

    Synonyms:
    drain, sewer

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1. sinkverb

   Synonyms:
   subside, descend, decline, fall, immerse, submerge, engulf, merge

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1. List of paraphrases for "sink":

   wells, washbasin, heatsink, sinks, receiver, sump, well, drown, spreader, drain

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How to use sink in a sentence?

1. Nicholas Alahverdian:

   Broken state agencies such as the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) do not deserve more money to sink into programs that are unproven and ineffective.

2. Andy Sullivan:

   This really has its roots in nervousness that began in the U.S. at the end of last week, shanghai is an artificial market at the moment reliant on government support, and they have thrown the kitchen sink at it in recent weeks. The selling just ratcheted up steadily this morning.

3. Antonis Sofiadelis:

   The sea is not like land. You're dealing with a boat with 60 people in constant danger. It could sink, they could go overboard.

4. Charles Gerba:

   There's more fecal bacteria in your kitchen sink than there is in a toilet after you flush it. That's why your dog drinks out of the toilet. He's smarter than you think.

5. Rand Paul:

   I'm thinking, how did we get the race for the most important office in the free world to sink to such depths, and how could anyone in my party think that this clown is fit to be president?