SUNKEN Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

sunken

adjective

ˈsəŋ-kən

Definition of sunken

as in concave

curved inward our convalescing guest's sunken cheeks soon filled out on a diet of my mother's cooking

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as in underwater

living, lying, or occurring below the surface of the water diving for sunken treasure

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Recent Examples of sunken Its sunken gardens and swimming pool promised comfort, while a blast door, escape hatches and air filtration protected against nuclear fallout. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 The sunken living room bridges the rebuilt 1930s house and its new addition. — Laura Fenton, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2026 Originally planned with welcoming guests and family as a high priority, the finished, 1,763-square-foot lower level adds a five-stool wet bar, a games area, a sunken home theater and extra storage opportunities. — Richard Lane, Des Moines Register, 7 Sep. 2026 The red brick building features a sunken outdoor patio off Camino Del Mar with a row of bright yellow umbrellas matching the yellow in the vintage-style pole sign on the street. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sunken

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Adjective

The Rick Owens show included sparkling avant-garde boots with a fierce platform wedge, as well as sandals with concave wedge heels.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
The convex-concave curves of the open and closed parentheses cup something said by the way, whisperings, secrets mouthed into the reader’s ear, mumbled under the author’s breath.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of concave

Adjective

The Dodgers are out; the Rams are underwater; the Trojans have a potent offense but so-so defense; and, the Chargers are in the toilet.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
By adding a company with a long record in underwater robotics, Elbit gains access to specialist expertise that complements its existing surface, sensor, communications and command-and-control capabilities.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of underwater

Adjective

The singer wore a sharp, black wool palladium tuxedo jacket featuring a long, relaxed double-breasted silhouette with hollow shoulder construction and peak lapels.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
The turbine also incorporates hollow superalloy blades designed to withstand high operating temperatures.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of hollow

Adjective

The motorcycle operates differently from a conventional watercraft, which typically uses a dedicated propulsion system designed for aquatic environments.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
The other two organizations focus on protecting waterways and aquatic ecosystems, including the Harpeth River, where Janson lives.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of aquatic

Adjective

Celebrated as masterpieces today, at the time they were regarded as the unpolished works of a depressed, crazy man and commercially worthless.

— Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
In the event of a severe winter or import bottlenecks, depressed storage levels not only narrow Europe's capacity to absorb supply shocks but also risk driving natural gas prices higher.

— , CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of depressed

Adjective

The third pillar expands on this approach by increasing the capacity of the wider submarine industrial base.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
But a new antenna technology, borrowed from the physics of medical implants, is rethinking how submarine machines talk to each other – and to us.

— Omar Kardoudi June 06, New Atlas, 6 June 2026

Definition of submarine

Adjective

The discovery was made in the submerged royal harbor of Alexandria, Egypt, and announced this month by the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Advanced blue-green optical communications penetrate the water column to communicate with submerged submarines without requiring them to deploy compromise-prone antennas.

— Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of submerged

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