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There was a sinister meaning in the look he gave her. 2 evil,
bad, corrupt, base, malevolent, malignant, malign, harmful,
pernicious, treacherous, nefarious, wicked, diabolic(al),
baleful, villainous, insidious, sneaky, furtive, underhand(ed):
The poor girl fell under the sinister influence of a real-life
Svengali.
sink v. 1 founder, submerge, go down, go under, plunge, descend, be
engulfed: The ship was struck below the water-line and sank in
minutes. 2 subside, cave in, collapse, subside, settle, drop,
fall in, go down, slip away: The earth suddenly sank beneath
our feet. 3 descend, go down, drop, fall, move down or
downward(s), go down to or on: The parachute slowly sank to the
ground. When he saw the statue move, he sank to his knees,
terrified. 4 decline, weaken, worsen, degenerate, subside,
deteriorate, flag, fail, diminish, die, expire; languish; Colloq
go downhill: Grandfather, sinking fast, summoned the family to
his bedside. 5 disappear, vanish, fade away, evaporate; set, go
down, descend, drop: After a meteoric rise, many rock stars
sink into oblivion. As the sun sank slowly in the west, we
returned to our hotel to reminisce about our day at the
pyramids. 6 settle, precipitate, descend, drop: After a few
minutes, the sand sinks to the bottom. 7 bore, put down, drill,
dig, excavate, drive: A special shaft will be sunk just for
ventilating the mine. 8 submerge, immerse, plunge: He sank his
hand deep into the mud and came up with a small box. 9 stoop,
bend, get, go, lower or humble oneself: I never dreamt that he
would sink so low as to beg in the streets. 10 invest, venture,
risk, put: He sank his life's savings into his son's business,
only to see it go bankrupt. 11 sink in. be understood,
penetrate, register, make an impression on, get through to: How
many times do I have to tell you in order for it to sink in?
--n. 12 basin, wash-basin, wash-bowl, lavabo; Church font,
stoup, piscina: The kitchen has a large double sink. 13
cesspool, cesspit, pit, hell-hole, den of iniquity, sink-hole,
Colloq dive: We found him playing piano in some sink frequented
by the worst element of society.
sinking adj. 1 queasy, nervous, uneasy, tense, apprehensive, unquiet,
fretful, shaky, jittery, jumpy, anxious: Just thinking about
the way they treat hostages gave me a sinking feeling in the pit
of my stomach. 2 depressed, dejected, miserable, dolorous,