Definitions

sank

[sangk] / sæŋk /

VERB

fall in, go under

Synonyms

STRONGEST

capsize decline descend dig dip disappear drill drive drop drown fall go down lower overturn plummet plunge ram sag settle slump stick submerge wreck

STRONG

bore couch depress droop ebb engulf excavate flounder founder immerse lay overwhelm regress run scuttle set shipwreck slope stab stoop subside swamp thrust

WEAK

bring down cast down cave in demit force down go to the bottom let down put down tip over touch bottom

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend go up increase raise rise

STRONG

excite grow halt lift neglect succeed underwhelm

WEAK

brave fight float strengthen

VERB

fall, decrease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapse drop slip slump

STRONG

abate diminish lapse lessen relapse retrogress subside wane

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend increase rise

STRONG

enlarge extend grow prolong raise strengthen

WEAK

brave fight float

VERB

deteriorate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease depreciate descend die dwindle fade fail weaken

STRONG

decay degenerate diminish disintegrate flag lessen retrograde rot spoil waste worsen

WEAK

disimprove go downhill

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend develop enlarge expand go up grow improve increase raise rise strengthen

STRONG

build extend flourish

WEAK

brave fight float

VERB

be humble or humbled

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lower

STRONG

abase debase degrade demean humiliate stoop succumb

WEAK

be reduced to bemean cast down

Antonyms

STRONG

elevate enhance honor improve laud praise upgrade

WEAK

brave fight float grow increase rise strengthen

Example Sentences

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In March, the administration erected a Columbus statue near the White House, a replica of one that protesters sank in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

CrowdStrike sank 4.3% after the cybersecurity company’s first-quarter earnings only just beat expectations, leading to investors taking some profit following a stellar run for shares.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

A search operation was launched after a fishing boat with two people on board sank in Carlingford Lough.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

AST SpaceMobile, which is building a cellular broadband network in space and has a launch agreement with Blue Origin, sank 15%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Each time he felt a shoe slip off his foot and sink in to the river, his heart sank, too.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret