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- [suhng-kuh n]
- /ˈsʌŋ kən/
- /ˈsʌŋ.kən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhng-kuh n]
- /ˈsʌŋ kən/
Definitions of sunken word
- adjective sunken having sunk or been sunk beneath the surface; submerged. 1
- adjective sunken having settled to a lower level, as walls. 1
- adjective sunken situated or lying on a lower level: a sunken living room. 1
- adjective sunken hollow; depressed: sunken cheeks. 1
- verb sunken Obsolete. a past participle of sink. 1
- verb without object sunken to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows. 1
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Origin of sunken
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English, past participle of sinken to sink
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Parts of speech for Sunken
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sunken popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sunken
adj sunken
- alveolate — having many alveoli
- biconcave — (of a lens) having concave faces on both sides; concavo-concave
- bottommost — lowest or most fundamental
- cavernous — A cavernous room or building is very large inside, and so it reminds you of a cave.
- chambered — having a chamber inside it in which the body of an important person was laid to rest
adjective sunken
- hollow — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- hypogean — Existing or growing underground.
- incurvated — Simple past tense and past participle of incurvate.
- incurved — Turned inwards.
- lowland — land that is low or level, in comparison with the adjacent country.
Antonyms for sunken
adj sunken
- beetling — a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc.
- big-name — having a widespread public reputation as a leader in a specified field; famous: a big-name doctor; a big-name actress.
- prominent — standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable: Her eyes are her most prominent feature.
adjective sunken
- extrusive — Relating to or denoting rock that has been extruded at the earth’s surface as lava or other volcanic deposits.
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