adj, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   past participle of sink archaic, form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than the surrounding area) or submerged not-comparable

   "The sunken ship lay at a depth of 100 feet"

2. 2
   Seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face due to tiredness, illness, or old age. not-comparable

   "She looked old and thin with sunken cheeks and hollow eyes."

Adjective

1. 1
   having a sunken area wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

boat-shapedboatlikebowl-shapedbowllikeburiedcavelike

Example

More examples

"The ship was wrecked on a sunken reef."

Related phrases

sunken lanesunken-eyed

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