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1. Doomed to extinction
   - done for, undone, washed-up

1. Fall or descend to a lower place or level
   "He sank to his knees";
   - drop, drop down
    
2. Cause to sink
   "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
    
3. Pass into a specified state or condition
   "He sank into nirvana";
   - pass, lapse
    
4. Go under
   "The raft sank and its occupants drowned";
   - settle, go down, go under
    
5. Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
   "He sank into bed";
   - subside
    
6. Appear to move downward
   "The setting sun sank below the tree line";
   - dip
    
7. Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
   "The real estate market sank";
   - slump, fall off
    
8. Fall or sink heavily
   "My spirits sank";
   - slump, slide down
    
9. Embed deeply
   "She sank her fingers into the soft sand";
   - bury

See also: sink in, unsuccessful

Type of: break, cave in, change posture, collapse, come down, decline, descend, displace, drop, embed, engraft, fall, fall in, founder, give, give way, go down, imbed, implant, move, plant

Antonym: float

Encyclopedia: Sunk