sink - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

Synonyms

• cesspit
• cesspool
• sink
• sump

More generic

• cistern

Noun

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

Synonyms

• sink

More generic

• plumbing fixture

More specific

• basin
• kitchen sink
• lavatory
• washbasin
• washbowl
• washstand

Related

• drain basket

Noun

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

• sink
• sinkhole
• swallow hole

More generic

• depression
• natural depression

Noun

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

Synonyms

• sink

More generic

• action
• activity
• natural action
• natural process

Opposite / Antonyms

• source

More specific

• heat sink

Verb

fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

Synonyms

• fall off
• sink
• slump

More generic

• drop

Related

• drop
• drop down
• sink

Verb

embed deeply

Synonyms

• bury
• sink

More generic

• embed
• engraft
• imbed
• implant
• plant

More specific

• countersink
• set

Verb

descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

Synonyms

• sink
• subside

More generic

• come down
• descend
• fall
• go down

Verb

pass into a specified state or condition

Synonyms

• lapse
• pass
• sink

More generic

• move

Verb

fall or descend to a lower place or level

Synonyms

• drop
• drop down
• sink

More generic

• change posture

More specific

• droop
• drop open
• fall open
• flag
• sag
• sag down
• swag

Related

• drop
• fall off
• sink
• slump

Verb

cause to sink

Synonyms

• sink

More generic

• displace
• move

More specific

• settle

Related

• go down
• go under
• settle
• sink

Related

• go down
• go under
• settle
• sink

Verb

fall or sink heavily

Synonyms

• sink
• slide down
• slump

More generic

• break
• cave in
• collapse
• fall in
• founder
• give
• give way

Verb

go under

Synonyms

• go down
• go under
• settle
• sink

More generic

• come down
• descend
• fall
• go down

Opposite / Antonyms

• float

Also See

• sink in

More specific

• founder
• settle
• submerge
• submerse
• subside

Related

• sink

Verb

appear to move downward

Synonyms

• dip
• sink

More generic

• decline

More specific

• subside

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