Synonyms for sink in
sink in

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1. click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into placeverb

   become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

   "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"

   Synonyms:
   pass over, put over, get over, flick, wrap up, come through, percolate, contact, pervade, cut across, infiltrate, bottom, snap, finish up, tick, reach, interpenetrate, permeate, get hold of, finish off, polish off, penetrate, cut through, mop up, fall into place, cluck, filter, come home, while away, perforate, traverse, dawn, click, diffuse, clear up, cover, cross, riddle, get across, fathom, chatter, imbue, get through, track, clack

2. percolate, sink in, permeate, filterverb

   pass through

   "Water permeates sand easily"

   Synonyms:
   click, separate out, penetrate, perk up, dawn, leach, dribble, permeate, get through, diffuse, strain, gain vigor, come home, filter, perk, imbue, percolate, filtrate, pervade, riddle, pick up, get across, fall into place, filter out, interpenetrate, trickle

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1. Caroline Fung Feng:

   It was worth it, at first it took a while to sink in -- Is this real ? ... I can't put into words how happy I am and how relieved I feel about the whole thing.

2. Gary Block:

   Steve had to go out of town on business and he literally was just landing in Florida when he got the call from Amanda, at first he thought she was making a joke or being sarcastic. It took a moment for it to sink in that it was real. The poor guy had to get straight back on a plane and come back. All he can repeat is, what do I do now? This is my only son.

3. Ajab Singh:

   One daughter was lying dead in one room and the wedding of another was going on in another room. We have never experienced such mixed emotions, the grief over her death and the happiness of the wedding has yet to sink in.

4. Sports Illustrated:

   I couldn’t believe it, things didn’t become real until the announcement… the moment the word [was] out, all of it just started to sink in… it’s pretty surreal.

5. Ryan Gatti:

   We’re at the point now where kids are being asked to spray paint over signs with the name of Christ, just let that sink in.