sunk
Resting on bottom
Sunk is the past participle of sink, describing something that has gone down or fallen to a lower level.
A ship that has sunk lies at the bottom of the ocean.
Figuratively, if you're sunk, you're in a hopeless situation: Without that loan, we're sunk.
Sunk costs are expenses already incurred that can't be recovered.
Below the surface
- submergedBelow water's surface
- drownedDied by submersion
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- floodedCovered with water
engulfed · depths · seabed · abyss · shipwreck · wreckage · scuttled · capsized
Having lost a contest
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- finishedBrought to an end
- doomedDestined for destruction
lost · failed · devastated · destroyed · overwhelmed · outplayed · checkmated · vanquished
Destroyed vessel at sea
- wreckDestroyed vessel or vehicle
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
- remnantsWhat stays after most goes
decay · dilapidation · derelict · abandoned · forgotten · Atlantis · archaeological · ancient
Used without good result
- squanderedCarelessly used up
- forfeitedLost through violation
- goneNo longer present
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
dissipated · frittered · blown · misspent · sacrificed · irretrievable · unrecoverable
underwater
Below the surface
- submergedBelow water's surface
- drownedDied by submersion
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
flooded · engulfed · depths · seabed · abyss · shipwreck · wreckage · scuttled · capsized · foundered
beaten
Having lost a contest
doomed · lost · failed · devastated · destroyed · overwhelmed · outplayed · checkmated · vanquished · conquered
shipwreck
Destroyed vessel at sea
remnants · decay · dilapidation · derelict · abandoned · forgotten · Atlantis · archaeological · ancient · crumbling
wasted
Used without good result
- squanderedCarelessly used up
- forfeitedLost through violation
- goneNo longer present
depleted · dissipated · frittered · blown · misspent · sacrificed · irretrievable · unrecoverable
committed
Firmly pledged or bound
- investedAllocated funds strategically
- pouredMade liquid flow out
- channeledDirected through specific path
allocated · dedicated · devoted · staked · risked · spent · contributed · funneled · pumped · plowed
plummeted
Fell straight down fast
tanked · plunged · nosedived · collapsed · tumbled · slumped · depreciated · deflated · cratered · declined
- past participlesbeen, done, gone, seen, taken
- ruinedruined, destroyed, wrecked, demolished, obliterated
- old past tensesspake, begat, drave, clave, gat
- nautical termsahoy, afloat, aye aye, aye-aye, becalmed
- demolishedbeaten, defeated, crushed, destroyed, demolished
- financial ruinbankrupt, bankruptcy, bust, busted, broke
- sunk costUnrecoverable past outlay
- sunk inComprehended after delay
- sunken treasureValuables on ocean floor
- sunken shipsSubmerged maritime vessels
- sunken eyesRecessed orbital appearance
- sunken vesselsSubmerged boats or ships