Synonyms for sink

Other words for “sink”, grouped by meaning.

We found 18 synonyms for “sink”. The most common are sinkhole, swallow hole, cesspool, cesspit, sump.

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

Oppositessource

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

Synonymssinkhole swallow hole

noun a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

Synonymscesspool cesspit sump

verb fall or descend to a lower place or level

Synonymsdrop drop down

verb pass into a specified state or condition

Synonymspass lapse

verb go under

Synonymssettle go down go under

Oppositesfloat

verb descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

Synonymssubside

verb appear to move downward

Synonymsdip

verb fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

Synonymsslump fall off

verb fall or sink heavily

Synonymsslump slide down

verb embed deeply

Synonymsbury

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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