sunken
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sunken
- /ˈsʌŋkən/
Rhymes with -ʌŋkən
verb
- past participle of sink
adjective
- Caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than the surrounding area) or submerged The sunken ship lay at a depth of 100 feet
- Seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face due to tiredness, illness, or old age. She looked old and thin with sunken cheeks and hollow eyes.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hollow, submerged, drowned, recessed, deep-set, swamped, underground, sinking, sediment, drowning, shipwrecked, shipwreck, wreck, excessive, depressed, bummed
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adj depressed or submerged
| Deutsch | gesunken, versunken |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | βυθισμένος vythisménos |
| Română | scufundat, afundat |
| Русский | затону́вший zatonúvšij, зато́пленный zatóplennyj |
| Tiếng Việt | bị chìm |
adj of eyes or cheeks seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face.
| Deutsch | eingefallen |
|---|---|
| Русский | впалый vpalyj |
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title = {sunken},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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