sank
Lost its buoyancy
Sank is the past tense of sink.
Something that sank went down—a ship beneath the waves, a stone through water, a person into a chair.
The word captures the completed downward motion: The Titanic sank in 1912.
My heart sank when I heard the news.
He sank the eight ball to win.
Dropped suddenly and steeply
- submergedBelow water's surface
- drownedDied by submersion
- engulfedCompletely swallowed up
- descendedMoved downward
went under · foundered · settled · capsized · scuttled · immersed · submersed · flooded
Defeated completely
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- conqueredDefeated and took control
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- crushedCompressed into fragments
routed · annihilated · bested · destroyed · ruined · finished · torpedoed · scuttled
Became worse over time
- worsenedDeclined in quality
- declinedRefused or diminished
- droppedLet fall downward
- plummetedFell straight down fast
collapsed · cratered · tanked · slumped · tumbled · fell · decreased · dwindled
Low in spirits
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- dismayedDistressed by shock
- disheartenedLost confidence or hope
- despondentDeeply discouraged, hopeless
hopeless · crushed · devastated · demoralized · gutted · deflated · dispirited · melancholy
plunged
Dropped suddenly and steeply
descended · went under · foundered · settled · capsized · scuttled · immersed · submersed · flooded · inundated
vanquished
Defeated completely
crushed · routed · annihilated · bested · destroyed · ruined · finished · torpedoed · scuttled · buried
deteriorated
Became worse over time
plummeted · collapsed · cratered · tanked · slumped · tumbled · fell · decreased · dwindled · diminished
dejected
Low in spirits
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- dismayedDistressed by shock
- disheartenedLost confidence or hope
despondent · hopeless · crushed · devastated · demoralized · gutted · deflated · dispirited · melancholy · gloom