Definitions

sunk

[suhngk] / sʌŋk /

ADJECTIVE

damaged

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flawed impaired injured run-down

STRONG

bent blemished busted dinged down flubbed gone hurt marred shot snafued spoiled totaled

WEAK

beat-up fouled-up glitched imperfect in need of repair in poor condition in smithereens kaput loused up messed-up mucked up no-go on the blink on the fritz out of action out of kilter out of whack screwed-up unsound

Antonyms

STRONGEST

healthy

WEAK

OK fixed mended perfect repaired unbroken undamaged working

ADJECTIVE

deep

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broad buried deep-seated far profound rooted wide

STRONG

low submarine underground yawning

WEAK

abysmal abyssal below beneath bottomless distant downreaching fathomless immersed inmost subaqueous submerged subterranean unfathomable

Antonyms

WEAK

shallow superficial

ADJECTIVE

despairing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

grief-stricken melancholic melancholy pessimistic suicidal

STRONG

blue dejected depressed oppressed

WEAK

anxious at end of one's rope brokenhearted can't win cynical desperate disconsolate downcast forlorn frantic hopeless in pain in the dumps in the pits in the soup inconsolable miserable no-win not a prayer sad shot down strabilious weighed down wretched

Antonyms

STRONG

cheerful encouraged happy joyous

WEAK

confident expectant hopeful

ADJECTIVE

desperate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

despondent forlorn futile sad vain

STRONG

downcast goner

WEAK

at end of one's rope back to the wall can't win dead duck despairing desponding gone hard up in the soup in the toilet inconsolable irrecoverable irremediable irretrievable no chance no-win running out of time up against it up the creek useless wretched

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful happy hopeful joyful

WEAK

calm confident content contented satisfactory satisfied secure unworried

ADJECTIVE

done for

Synonyms

WEAK

ausgespielt beaten broken conquered cooked dashed dead defeated destroyed done in doomed dying eighty-sixed exhausted finished foiled had it kaput lost packed up ruined shot through tired undone vanquished washed-up wrecked

Antonyms

WEAK

accomplished successful

ADJECTIVE

doomed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ill-fated wrecked

STRONG

bedeviled bewitched convicted cursed damned destroyed done fated foreordained lost overthrown overwhelmed predestined ruined sentenced suppressed undone unfortunate

WEAK

cut down dead duck done for ill-omened in the cards kiss of death luckless menaced que sera sera star-crossed threatened thrown down unredeemed

Antonyms

STRONG

blessed intact nice protected restored saved successful

WEAK

hopeful lucky

ADJECTIVE

downcast

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discouraged forlorn

STRONG

bad blue brooding down low moody

WEAK

bummed out cast down chapfallen cheerless crestfallen daunted dejected despondent disappointed disconsolate disheartened dismayed dispirited distressed doleful down in the dumps down-in-the-mouth downhearted dragged droopy dull gloomy glum heartsick in pain listless low-spirited miserable mopey morose oppressed sad shot down singing the blues troubled weighed down woebegone

Antonyms

STRONG

above cheerful decent gay happy honest upright

WEAK

elated glad heartened satisfied

ADJECTIVE

drowned

Synonyms

STRONGEST

submerged

STRONG

immersed

WEAK

in Davy Jones' locker

ADJECTIVE

hopeless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

desperate forlorn helpless impossible pointless sad tragic useless

WEAK

bad beyond recall cynical dejected demoralized despairing despondent disconsolate discouraging downhearted fatal gone goner ill-fated impracticable in despair incurable irredeemable irreparable irreversible irrevocable lost menacing no-win past hope shot down sinister threatening unachievable unavailing unfortunate unmitigable up the creek vain woebegone worsening

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful good happy hopeful joyful

WEAK

auspicious bright encouraging expectant optimistic promising propitious rosy

ADJECTIVE

irremediable

Synonyms

WEAK

bad beyond recall cureless cynical dejected demoralized despairing desperate despondent disconsolate discouraging downhearted fatal forlorn gone goner helpless ill-fated impossible impracticable in despair incurable irredeemable irreparable irreversible irrevocable lost menacing no-win past hope pointless sad shot down sinister threatening tragic unachievable unavailing unfortunate unmitigable up the creek useless vain woebegone worsening

ADJECTIVE

kaput

Synonyms

WEAK

all washed up belly up burned out cooked dead destroyed done for down and out down for the count down the drain down the tubes finished floored had it nonfunctioning on the skids out of business out of circulation totaled washed up wiped-out

ADJECTIVE

reduced

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discounted lowered weakened

STRONG

abated cheapened debilitated deflated degraded demoted humbled leveled

WEAK

marked down

Antonyms

WEAK

elevated enlarged heightened increased raised spread stretched

ADJECTIVE

undone

Synonyms

STRONG

destroyed killed

WEAK

done for in trouble washed-up wiped-out

Example Sentences

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Sunk cost and an invitation to watch the Kentucky Derby at a friend’s apartment kept me going.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Sunk said it was a time to hail those who secured the 1998 deal and reflect on the progress since made, but also to redouble efforts.

From Reuters • Apr. 9, 2023

It is human nature to not want to give up once we’ve invested time and money because of Sunk Cost Fallacy.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2022

Sunk costs refer to the time, energy, money, or other costs that have been paid in the past.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Sunk as a shipwreck at the bottom of the sea!

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

sunk

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