sunk

[suhngk]

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of sink.

adjective

1. Informal.,  beyond help; done for; washed up.

   If they catch you cheating, you're really sunk.

2. Nautical.,  (of a forecastle or poop) raised less than a full deck above the weather deck of a ship.

sunk

/ sʌŋk /

verb

1. a past participle of sink

adjective

1. informal,  with all hopes dashed; ruined

   if the police come while we're opening the safe, we'll be sunk

Other Word Forms

• half-sunk adjective
• unsunk adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sunk¹

First recorded in 1925–30 sunk for def. 2

Example Sentences

Last year, according to the Social Security Administration, Robert had sunk to No. 90 among names for newborn American males.

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This is the better-than-ten-bagger bet that AI luminaries talk up as they set out plans for trillions of dollars to be sunk into data centers.

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Her party performed badly at the local elections earlier this year and the Conservatives have sunk far below Reform UK and Labour in the polls since.

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The Duchess of York has so far been the great survivor of the royal world, bouncing back from embarrassments that would have sunk many others.

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"I am totally overwhelmed and I still feel quite emotional about it all, it hasn't quite sunk in," she said.

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Related Words

• desperate 
• forlorn 
• helpless 
• impossible 
• pointless 
• sad 
• tragic 
• useless