Synonyms of the word sunken


SUNKENDEEP-SET - DROWNED - HOLLOW - RECESSED - SUBMERGED - SWAMPED

sunken

  • v. (archaic) past participle of sink.
  • adj. caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than the surrounding area) or submerged.

deep-set

  • adj. Set deeply below a surface, as on a face.

drowned

  • v. simple past tense and past participle of drown.
  • adj. That has died by drowning.

hollow

  • n. A small valley between mountains.
  • n. A sunken area or unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial.
  • n. (US) A sunken area.
  • n. (figuratively) A feeling of emptiness.
  • v. (transitive) to make a hole in something; to excavate.
  • adj. (of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside.
  • adj. (of a sound) Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched.
  • adj. (figuratively) Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless.
  • adj. (figuratively) Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.
  • adj. concave; gaunt; sunken.
  • adj. (gymnastics) pertaining to hollow body position.
  • adv. (colloquial) Completely, as part of the phrase beat hollow or beat all hollow.
  • v. To urge or call by shouting; to hollo.
  • interj. Alternative form of hollo.

recessed

  • adj. set back; located in a hole, space, or opening.
  • adj. withdrawn; secluded.
  • v. simple past tense and past participle of recess.

submerged

  • v. simple past tense and past participle of submerge.
  • adj. underwater.
  • adj. below the surface of a liquid.
  • adj. hidden.
  • adj. poor, impoverished.

swamped

  • adj. (informal) very busy; having too much to do.
  • v. simple past tense and past participle of swamp.

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