Now it rises, now it sinks.
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Sinks
Synonyms for "sinks" (680 found)
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Closest matches (136)
dipbasinburycesspooldescendsinkholeslumpabateablateadvanceagealveolationalveolusantrumaquamanilearmpitascendautomatic dishwasherbabylonback
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back upball upbankruptbaptizebatebathbathtubbe clobberedbe consumedbe eaten awaybe felledbe gonebe lostbe poleaxedbe staggeredbe strickenbear downbeat downbecome suicidalbendbidetblowbogbollixbollix upborebowlbreakbreak downbring lowbrothelbudgebuggerbugger upburn outburrowbustbuy inbuy intocapsizecast downcavecave incavityceasecease to becease to existcesspitchangechange placecheat the undertakercircleclearclimbcloacacloaca maximacollapsecome apartcome downcome to griefcome unstuckconcaveconcavityconk outconsumeconsume awaycontractcookcorrodecouchcountersinkcrack upcratercrumblecryptcupdampdampen
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dampen the spiritsdarkendashdebasedeclinedecreasedeependefeatdegeneratedejectdeliquescedelugedelvedematerializedemitdenden of iniquitydepartdepressdepression
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despairdesponddeterioratedetrudediedie awaydie outdigdig outdikediminishdisappeardiscouragedishdisheartendishpandishwasherdisimprovedisintegratedispeldispersedispiritdissipatedissolvedivedo a fade-outdo fordo indodderdousedownbeardraindredgedrift awaydrilldrivedroopdropdrop offdrownduckdumpdunkdwindleebbengulferodeevanesceevaporateewerexcavateexitexpirefadefade awayfade outfailfaintfallfall awayfall infall offfatiguefinancierfinger bowlfixfizzle outflagfleefleetfleshpotsflitflopflop downflowflumpflump downflyfoldfolliclefontfoul upfounderfunnel chestfurrowgarbage dumpgaspgetget alongget onget overget through toget tiredgive outgive waygogo aroundgo awaygo downgo downhillgo offgo roundgo sidewaysgo softgo to piecesgo to potgo to the dogsgo undergo up in smokegomorrahgougegouge outgravitategroovegrow oldgrow wearygrubgum upguttergyratehash uphaul downhave a comedownhave a mishapheadheadchutehellholehidehit a slump
Verb(55 words)
darkendebasedeceasedecomposedefamedegradedematerializedemeandemotedepartdepreciatedepressdescenddespisediscountdiscreditdisgracedishonourdisincarnatedisparage
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disregarddissembledowndowngradedraw one's last breathdrinkdropdrop downdrop off the hooksdunkelevateembaseexitexpirefall offflatlineforfarefoundergive a bad namegive one's allgive up the ghostgo for a burtongo gentle into that good nightgo outgo over to the majoritygo the way of all fleshgo the way of the dinosaursgo the way of the dodogo the way of the dodo birdgo to glorygo to one's rewardgo undergo westhand in one's checkshand in one's dinner pail
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hit rock bottomhit the skidsholehollowhollow shellimmergeimmerseimpoverishinclineindentinundateinvestinvest injadejointkayokeelkeel overkennelkitchen sink
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knock downknock outkolacunalanguishlapselavabolavatorylavishlay out moneyleadleanleave no traceleave the scenelessenletlet downlet uplose heartlose strengthlourlouse uplowerlower oneselflower the spiritsmake an investmentmarshmeltmelt awaymelt like snowmergemess upminemiremountmovemove awaymove offmove overmuck upoppressoversetoverturnoverwhelmpandemoniumpantpasspass awaypass outpeakpeg outpenetrateperishpeter outpinepiscinapitpitchpoleplaceplay hell withplay hob withplay outplopplop downplow back intoplumb the depthsplummetplumpplungeplunge in waterpocketpointpoop outprecipitatepress downprogresspuffpuff and blowpull awaypull downpunch bowlpush downputput downquagmirequarryqueerramreach the depthsrecedereduceregisterregressreinvestrelapseretireretire from sightretreatretrocederetrograderetrogressriseriskrotrotateruinrunrun agroundrun downrun lowrun outsaddensagsapscoopscoop outscrabblescrapescratchscrew upscupperscuttleseptic tanksetsettlesettle downsewershakeshellshiftshipwreckshoot downshovelshowershower bathshower curtainshower headshower roomshower stallshowersshrinkshrivelsink awaysink downsink insink like leadsink money insink of corruptionsinkagesinusslideslipslip awayslopeslouchsluiceslump downsnafusnarl upsoarsocketsodomsomersaultsoughsousespadespeculatespinstabstand offstickstirstoopstoupstreamstysubmergesubmersesubsidesuccumbsuffer a misfortunesuffer an eclipsesumpswagswamptail offtake downtendtend to gothrustthrust downtip overtiretorpedotottertouch bottomtraveltrenchtroughtubtunnelturn grayturn overturn turtleturn whiteundoupsetupset the boatvanishvanish from sightventurevugwanewash barrelwash basinwash boilerwashbasinwashbowlwashdishwasherwashing machinewashing potwashpotwashstandwashtubwastewaste awayweakenwearwear awaywear thinwearyweigh heavy uponweigh uponwheezewhelmwhirlwiden the distancewiltwithdrawwitherwither awaywizenworsenwreckwrinkleyield
Verb(68 words)
hop the twighumblehumiliatehydrateignoreimbibejoin the choir invisiblekeel overkick offkick the bucketknock down to sizeknock offlapseliquidatelose my life for jesus christlose one's lifelose the number of one's messmeet one's doommeet one's endmeet one's maker
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misheedmisregardneglectpass awaypass bypass in one's checkspass in one's marblepass onpass overpass the riverpay nature's debtpay no heedpay the debt of naturepeg outperishpop offpop one's clogspoundput asideput someone in their placereducerelegateset at noughtsettleshrug offshuffle off this mortal coilsleep with one's fathersslide downslip awaysloughslumpslursmirchsnuff itsubmergesubsidesuccumbtake a dirt naptake no notice oftrim down to sizetune outturn up one's toesunheedunmindwet one's beakwet one's whistlewhittle down to sizeyield up the ghost
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10 total sentences available.
My father's condition seems to improve one moment, but the next moment he sinks again.
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Wood floats, but iron sinks.
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Confident as I am that you will not trifle with this appeal, my heart sinks and my hand trembles at the bare thought of such a possibility.
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