Synonyms for sinking
sinking

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1. sinkingnoun

   a descent as through liquid (especially through water)

   "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"

   Synonyms:
   sinking feeling

2. sinkingnoun

   a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)

   "after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market"; "he could not control the sinking of his legs"

   Synonyms:
   sinking feeling

3. sinking, sinking feelingnoun

   a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension

   "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach"

   Synonyms:
   sinking feeling, sinking

Matched Categories

1. • Anxiety
   • Decrease
   • Descent

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1. drowningverb

   meaning

   unknown

   Submitted by siddharthdinesh4 on July 28, 2021  

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.7 / 3 votes

1. sinkingnoun

   Synonyms:
   subsidence, fall, decrease, decline

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1. List of paraphrases for "sinking":

   shipwreck, wreck, naufrage, drowned, sunken, drowning, collapse, sinks, draught, wrecking

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sinking

   Synonyms:
   See Maritime disaster
   

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1. Dave Roberts:

   It's sinking in, i think as we go forward, really that appreciation of our history and how that came to be is so important.

2. Ineke van Gent:

   My main concern is [ the ] sinking of the soil, which means that we also have problems with living on the water.

3. Lindsey Graham:

   So heres what to watch for. If the Iranians follow through on their threat to starting reaching again at higher levels to basically take their enrichment program to a kind of a nuclear level in terms of a weapons grade production, Israels in a world of hurt, so the best thing the president can do is stop that. And how do you stop that to make Iran understand youre not going to let that happen? I think you should put their oil refineries on our target list, and that he should look at sinking the Iranian Navy if they attack shipping again.

4. Deutsche Bahn spokeswoman Susanne Schulz:

   Demand has dropped by 30 percent over the past decade because of the sinking cost of airline tickets.

5. Joe Kennedy:

   A government that struggles to keep itself open. Russia knee-deep in our democracy. An all-out war on environmental protection. A Justice Department rolling back civil rights by the day. Hatred and supremacy proudly marching in our streets. Bullets tearing through our classrooms, concerts, and congregations. Targeting our safest, sacred places, and that nagging, sinking feeling, no matter your political beliefs: This is not right. This is not who we are.