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SUNK Antonyms

There are 12 antonyms of the word sunk. (opposite meanings)
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afloat
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• borne on the water; floating

adjective satellite

• aimlessly drifting

• covered with water

buoyant
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas

• characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness

elevated
adjectiveadj
noun

• a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level

adjective satellite

• raised above the ground

• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

• increased in amount or degree

lifted
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• held up in the air

risen
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• (of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon

up
verb, adverbv, adv
adjective

• being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

adverb

• spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position

• to a higher intensity

• nearer to the speaker

• to a more central or a more northerly place

• to a later time

adjective satellite

• out of bed

• getting higher or more vigorous

• extending or moving toward a higher place

• (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness

• open

• (used of computers) operating properly

• used up

verb

• raise

buoyed
verbv
noun

• a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards; typically brightly-coloured

verb

• float on the surface of water

• keep afloat

• mark with a buoy

floated
verbv
noun

• the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

• the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public

• a drink with ice cream floating in it

• an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade

• a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco

• something that floats on the surface of water

• an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy

verb

• be in motion due to some air or water current

• be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

• set afloat

• circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with

• move lightly, as if suspended

• put into the water

• make the surface of level or smooth

• allow (currencies) to fluctuate

• convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation

surfaced
verbv
adjective

• on the surface

noun

• the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

• the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object

• the outermost level of the land or sea

• a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something

• information that has become public

• a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight

verb

• come to the surface

• put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface

• appear or become visible; make a showing

uprose
adjectiveadj
verb

• come into existence; take on form or shape

• ascend as a sound

• rise up as in fear

• rise to one's feet

• come up, of celestial bodies

• move upward

• return from the dead

• get up and out of bed

float
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

• the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public

• a drink with ice cream floating in it

• an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade

• a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco

• something that floats on the surface of water

• an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy

verb

• be in motion due to some air or water current

• be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

• set afloat

• circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with

• move lightly, as if suspended

• put into the water

• make the surface of level or smooth

• allow (currencies) to fluctuate

• convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation

source
nounn
noun

• the place where something begins, where it springs into being

• a document (or organization) from which information is obtained

• anything that provides inspiration for later work

• a facility where something is available

• a person who supplies information

• someone who originates or causes or initiates something

• (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system

• anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies

• a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

verb

• get (a product) from another country or business

• specify the origin of

Alternatives for AFLOAT

Alternatives for BUOYANT

Alternatives for ELEVATED

Alternatives for LIFTED

Alternatives for RISEN

Alternatives for UP

Alternatives for BUOYED

Alternatives for FLOATED

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