sunken
caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than the surrounding area) or submerged
Example
“The sunken ship lay at a depth of 100 feet”
Other meanings
(of eyes or cheeks) Seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face due to tiredness, illness, or old age.
“She looked old and thin with sunken cheeks and hollow eyes.”
Synonyms
- deep-set
Related words
- sunkenly
- sunkenness
- unsunken
- sunken lane
- sunken-eyed
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “sunken” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.