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The synonyms of “Sunk” are: done for, ruined, undone, washed-up
Sunk as an Adjective
Definitions of "Sunk" as an adjective
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sunk” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
- Doomed to extinction.
Synonyms of "Sunk" as an adjective (4 Words)
done for | Cooked until ready to serve. |
ruined | Doomed to extinction. A ruined castle. |
undone | Not done or finished. Her blouse had come undone at the neck. |
washed-up | Doomed to extinction. |
Associations of "Sunk" (30 Words)
abate | (of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread. The storm abated. |
absorb | Take up, as of debts or payments. The liquids light and gases absorb. |
allay | Lessen the intensity of or calm. Some stale figs partly allayed our hunger. |
alleviate | Make easier. He couldn t prevent her pain only alleviate it. |
awash | Level with the surface of water so that it just washes over. The boat rolled violently her decks awash. |
descend | (of sound) become lower in pitch. A side road descended into the forest. |
diminish | Cause to seem less impressive or valuable. The new law is expected to diminish the government s chances. |
dip | Dip into a liquid. I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present. |
dive | A headlong plunge into water. The jumbo jet went into a dive. |
drop | An act of dropping supplies or troops by parachute. Don t drop the dishes. |
ebb | Hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb. The tide was on the ebb. |
engulf | Devote (oneself) fully to. Europe might be engulfed by war. |
fall | Fall or flow in a certain way. In October came the first fall of snow. |
flooded | Covered with water. A flooded bathroom. |
immerse | Cause to be immersed. Immerse the paper in water for twenty minutes. |
lessen | Make smaller. The warmth of the afternoon lessened. |
mitigate | Make less severe or harsh. There had been a provocation that mitigated the offence to a degree. |
overwhelm | Have a strong emotional effect on. Floodwaters overwhelmed hundreds of houses. |
palliate | Make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe without removing the cause. This eliminated or at least palliated suspicions aroused by German unity. |
plunge | An act of jumping or diving into water. To peel fruit cover with boiling water and then plunge them into iced water. |
quench | An act of quenching a very hot substance. Quench the flames. |
reduced | Made less in size or amount or degree. |
relieve | Relieve oneself of troubling information. He relieved her of her baggage. |
slake | Cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water. Slake the lime within a day or two of purchase. |
slump | Assume a drooping posture or carriage. Denis was slumped in his seat. |
submerge | Fill or cover completely, usually with water. The U boat had had time to submerge. |
submergence | The action of completely covering or obscuring something. Total submergence of plants results in heavy crop losses. |
submerse | Put under water. Pellets were then submersed in agar. |
subside | Become less intense, violent, or severe. The pain subsided. |
under | Under water. See under for further discussion. |