Unscramble sunken

Definition of sunken

adjective:

• having a sunken area; "hunger gave their faces a sunken look". Synonyms: deep-set, recessed.

verb:

• fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees". Synonyms: drop, drop down, sink.
• cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor". Synonyms: sink.
• pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana". Synonyms: lapse, pass, sink.
• go under,; "The raft sank and its occupants drowned". Synonyms: go down, go under, settle, sink. Antonyms: float.
• descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed", "She subsided into the chair". Synonyms: sink, subside.
• appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon", "The setting sun sank below the tree line". Synonyms: dip, sink.
• fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off". Synonyms: fall off, sink, slump.
• fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch", "My spirits sank". Synonyms: sink, slide down, slump.
• embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand", "He buried his head in her lap". Synonyms: bury, sink.

Related words

countersink, droop, flag, founder, sag, set, settle, submerge, submerse, subside, swag.

Rhymes with

drunken, duncan, shrunken.