Synonyms for sinking
sinking

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1. sinkingnoun

   a descent as through liquid (especially through water)

   "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"

   Synonyms:
   sinking feeling

2. sinkingnoun

   a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)

   "after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market"; "he could not control the sinking of his legs"

   Synonyms:
   sinking feeling

3. sinking, sinking feelingnoun

   a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension

   "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach"

   Synonyms:
   sinking feeling, sinking

Matched Categories

1. • Anxiety
   • Decrease
   • Descent

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1. drowningverb

   meaning

   unknown

   Submitted by siddharthdinesh4 on July 28, 2021  

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1. sinkingnoun

   Synonyms:
   subsidence, fall, decrease, decline

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1. List of paraphrases for "sinking":

   shipwreck, wreck, naufrage, drowned, sunken, drowning, collapse, sinks, draught, wrecking

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1. sinking

   Synonyms:
   See Maritime disaster
   

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1. Abdulrahman Al-Dahhan Mourning:

   I built walls up years ago, because the war that happened really messed me up. I did n’t want to get hurt like that again, but with this earthquake, I feel those walls crumbling. I am remembering things I do n’t want to remember, and I ca n’t think of anything else. Others, like Zahra and Ameer Alsamman, say they are struggling with survivor’s guilt, possessed with a relentless, sinking feeling that no matter how much they help it wo n’t be enough.

2. Dave Roberts:

   It's sinking in, i think as we go forward, really that appreciation of our history and how that came to be is so important.

3. Ken Balcomb:

   The baby was so newborn, it didn’t have blubber. It kept sinking, and the mother would raise it to the surface.

4. Diane Barron:

   I cried tears of joy when I read the headline about Evusheld. Finally, we had hope, and then to have it dashed -- well, the reality is sinking in.

5. Vital Muhini:

   It's unfortunate to find that people travel aboard a small boat and there is not even a manifest, with a heavy cargo of goods. The people had no life jackets,... which calls for the sanctions of all the perpetrators who contributed to this sinking.