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AFLOAT Antonyms

There are 7 antonyms of the word afloat. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For AFLOAT

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capsize
verbv
verb

• overturn accidentally

founder
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse

• a person who founds or establishes some institution

• a worker who makes metal castings

verb

• fail utterly; collapse

• sink below the surface

• break down, literally or metaphorically

• stumble and nearly fall

immerse
verbv
verb

• thrust or throw into

• devote (oneself) fully to

• enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

• cause to be immersed

sink
verb, nounv, n
noun

• plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

• (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system

• a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

• a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

verb

• fall or descend to a lower place or level

• cause to sink

• pass into a specified state or condition; sink into

• go under

• descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

• appear to move downward

• fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

• fall or sink heavily

• embed deeply

submerge
verbv
verb

• sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

• cover completely or make imperceptible

• put under water

• fill or cover completely, usually with water

go under
verbv
verb

• go under

• disappear beyond the horizon

• be called; go by a certain name

aground
verbv
adjective

• stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float

adverb

• with the bottom lodged on the ground

Alternatives for CAPSIZE

Alternatives for FOUNDER

Alternatives for IMMERSE

Alternatives for SINK

Alternatives for SUBMERGE

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