Synonyms for sinking
sink·ing

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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

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. Kameshwar Kumar:

   We admitted him wherever we found a bed. It was a nursing home but wasn’t functioning like one. Patients were getting their own oxygen, the hospital was rationing its oxygen supply to patients and my brother was sinking so we were forced to rush him to another hospital but he didn’t make it.

2. Catherine Bradshaw:

   Rain ultimately flows back to sea, and because it is freshwater rather than saltwater, it is less dense than the seawater it is draining into, this means it can form a cap at the surface rather than sinking and circulating.

3. Chinese American:

   I think in general, people became more vigilant, you know, don't walk by yourself or go out late ... It's the reality sinking in that this is real, we all have to be cautious, we escort each other home or give each other a ride.

4. Saenuri Party:

   Over the weekend, tours and events were cancelled and places like markets, theatres and restaurants were empty, if this continues, private consumption which was on the brink of rebounding could take a direct hit and we could face bigger difficulties than we experienced after the Sewol sinking.

5. Boris Nemtsov:

   Due to the policy of Vladimir Putin, a country with unparalleled potential is sinking, an economy which accumulated untold currency reserves is collapsing.