sinking
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic
Types & categories
- descent hypernym
- settling hyponym
- submersion hyponym
- foundering hyponym
Related & opposite
- go under derivation
Sense 2 noun
a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)
after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market
Types & categories
- decrease hypernym
Sense 3 noun
a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension
with a sinking heart
Types & categories
- anxiety hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | go under |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | descent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | settling |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | submersion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | foundering |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | decrease |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | anxiety |