" sinking "

1: as in fading, expiring;

•  Synonyms : 

•  expiring,

•  fading,

•  passing away,

•  dying,

•  moribund,

•  decadent,

•  declining,

•  deteriorating,

•  dead,

•  deceased,

•  defunct,

•  demised,

•  departed,

•  fallen,

•  gone,

•  lifeless,

•  passed away,

•  terminal

•  Antonyms : 

•  alive,

•  animate,

•  live,

•  living,

•  quick,

•  being,

•  breathing,

•  existing,

•  subsisting,

•  surviving,

•  booming,

•  flourishing,

•  prospering,

•  roaring,

•  thriving,

•  animated,

•  bouncing,

•  energetic,

•  frisky,

•  jazzy,

•  lively,

•  peppy,

•  perky,

•  spirited,

•  sprightful,

•  sprightly,

•  springy,

•  vital,

•  vivacious,

•  zippy

1: as in foundering;

•  Synonyms : 

•  foundering,

•  beaching,

•  grounding,

•  stranding,

•  scuttling,

•  shipwreck,

•  shipwrecking,

•  wreck,

•  wreckage,

•  wrecking

•  Antonyms : 

•  recovery,

•  salvage,

•  salvaging

2: as in plummeting;

•  Synonyms : 

•  plummeting,

•  comedown,

•  decline,

•  downfall,

•  downgrade,

•  descent,

•  dip,

•  dive,

•  down,

•  drop,

•  fall,

•  nosedive,

•  plunge

•  Antonyms : 

•  ascent,

•  climb,

•  rise,

•  rising,

•  soaring,

•  upswing,

•  upturn,

•  advance,

•  headway,

•  progress,

•  progression,

•  betterment,

•  improvement

1: as in deposit, treasure;

•  Synonyms : 

•  coffers,

•  deposit,

•  funds,

•  nest egg,

•  savings,

•  treasure,

•  cache,

•  hoard,

•  stash,

•  stockpile,

•  store,

•  inventory,

•  pool,

•  reserve,

•  reservoir,

•  stock,

•  provisions,

•  resources,

•  accumulation,

•  assemblage,

•  collection,

•  gathering,

•  harvest,

•  repertory

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in funds, nest eggs;

•  Synonyms : 

•  coffers,

•  deposits,

•  funds,

•  nest eggs,

•  savings,

•  treasures,

•  caches,

•  hoards,

•  stashes,

•  stockpiles,

•  stores,

•  inventories,

•  pools,

•  reserves,

•  reservoirs,

•  stocks,

•  provisions,

•  resources,

•  accumulations,

•  assemblages,

•  collections,

•  gatherings,

•  harvests,

•  repertories

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to become worse or of less value;

  * e.g., " ... his fortunes have steadily sunk since the breakup of his business "

•  Synonyms : 

•  atrophying,

•  crumbling,

•  decaying,

•  declining,

•  degenerating,

•  descending,

•  deteriorating,

•  devolving,

•  ebbing,

•  regressing,

•  retrograding,

•  rotting,

•  worsening

•  Antonyms : 

•  ameliorating,

•  improving,

•  meliorating

2: to go to a lower level especially abruptly;

  * e.g., " ... I had just bought a bundle of shares of the stock when its price sank like a rock "

•  Synonyms : 

•  crashing,

•  cratering,

•  declining,

•  descending,

•  dipping,

•  diving,

•  dropping,

•  falling,

•  lowering,

•  nose-diving,

•  plummeting,

•  plunging,

•  skidding,

•  tumbling

•  Antonyms : 

•  arising,

•  ascending,

•  lifting,

•  mounting,

•  rising,

•  soaring,

•  spiking,

•  upping

3: to refrain from openly showing or uttering;

  * e.g., " ... sinks his pride and makes the first step towards a reconciliation "

•  Synonyms : 

•  choking (back),

•  holding back,

•  pocketing,

•  repressing,

•  smothering,

•  stifling,

•  strangling,

•  submerging,

•  suppressing,

•  swallowing

•  Antonyms : 

•  appearing,

•  materializing

1: to become worse or of less value;

  * e.g., " ... his fortunes have steadily sunk since the breakup of his business "

•  Synonyms : 

•  atrophy,

•  crumble,

•  decay,

•  decline,

•  degenerate,

•  descend,

•  deteriorate,

•  devolve,

•  ebb,

•  regress,

•  retrograde,

•  rot,

•  worsen

•  Antonyms : 

•  ameliorate,

•  improve,

•  meliorate

2: to go to a lower level especially abruptly;

  * e.g., " ... I had just bought a bundle of shares of the stock when its price sank like a rock "

•  Synonyms : 

•  crash,

•  crater,

•  decline,

•  descend,

•  dip,

•  dive,

•  drop,

•  fall,

•  lower,

•  nose-dive,

•  plummet,

•  plunge,

•  skid,

•  tumble

•  Antonyms : 

•  arise,

•  ascend,

•  lift,

•  mount,

•  rise,

•  soar,

•  spike,

•  up

3: to refrain from openly showing or uttering;

  * e.g., " ... sinks his pride and makes the first step towards a reconciliation "

•  Synonyms : 

•  choke (back),

•  hold back,

•  pocket,

•  repress,

•  smother,

•  stifle,

•  strangle,

•  submerge,

•  suppress,

•  swallow

•  Antonyms : 

•  appear,

•  materialize

1: to crush or grind with the teeth;

  * e.g., " ... She couldn't wait to sink her teeth into the birthday cake. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  biting (on),

•  champing,

•  chawing,

•  chewing,

•  chomping (on),

•  crunching (on),

•  gnawing (on),

•  masticating,

•  nibbling

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)