Antonyms for sinkage
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sing-kij |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪŋ kɪdʒ |
Definition of sinkage
- As in sag : noun drop, decline
- As in basin : noun container or area where water is held
- As in sinkhole : noun depression
- As in depression : noun concavity, cavity
- As in descent : noun moving down; lowering
- As in dip : noun depression; decline
- As in hollow : noun empty or dented area
- It was over, and all that could be noted was a sinkage in the ground where the ancient pit had been.
- Extract from : « Queen Sheba's Ring » by H. Rider Haggard
- A writer whose reminiscences have been recently published describes briefly the aspect of the place after the sinkage.
- Extract from : « A Book of the West. Volume I Devon » by S. Baring-Gould
Synonyms for sinkage
- basin
- bay
- bottom
- bowl
- cant
- cave
- cave-in
- cavern
- cavity
- chamber
- channel
- cleft
- coast
- coming down
- concavity
- crash
- crater
- cup
- dale
- declension
- declination
- decline
- declivity
- den
- dent
- depression
- descent
- dimple
- dip
- dish
- distortion
- downgrade
- downslide
- downswing
- downtrend
- downturn
- droop
- drop
- drop-off
- ewer
- excavation
- fall
- fall-off
- falling
- grade
- gradient
- groove
- gulf
- header
- hill
- hole
- hollow
- impression
- inclination
- incline
- indentation
- lagoon
- landslide
- list
- lowering
- notch
- pan
- pit
- pitch
- plummeting
- plunge
- plunging
- pool
- pot
- precipitation
- prolapse
- sag
- scoop
- settlement
- settling
- sink
- sinkage
- sinkhole
- sinking
- slant
- slide
- slip
- slope
- slump
- socket
- swoop
- tailspin
- tilt
- topple
- trough
- tub
- tumble
- vacuity
- vacuum
- valley
- vessel
- void
- washbasin
- washbowl
- watershed
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