sink synonyms
sink
v.
To go downward
descend, decline, fall, subside, drop, droop, regress, slump, go under, immerse, go to the bottom, be submerged, settle, go to Davy Jones's locker*, hit a slump, touch bottom, go down with the ship. To cause to sink, sense 1
submerge, scuttle, depress, submerse, immerse, engulf, overwhelm, swamp, lower, bring down, force down, cast down, let down, send to Davy Jones's locker*; see also soak 1.To incline
To weaken
To deteriorate
spoil, degenerate, rot; see decay, waste 3.To decrease
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