sunken

3 4.6

Lower than the area around it, often hollowed or pressed in

adjective
/ˈsʌŋkən/

: hundido

So you have the bathtub that's sunken into the ground.
sunken treasure
sunken eyes

My face was really gaunt with my cheeks like sunken in.

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Examples

I wanted elevation changes, so sunken patios.
You'll see under the eyes are really sunken in, the face is sunken in and their head postures forward.
So go into that corner right here and make it look sunken in and dead.
If you want to recreate this look, it just makes your eyes look really sunken in a really deep set and just, oh, I love this.
The polling location at Sunken Gardens had a long line extending all the way back to Carrabas.

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Sunken logs.

Mee-Shee: The Water Giant (2005)
In the interior a sunken hearth was dug where a fire was lit to keep the well insulated building warm,
Oh, Byron, you do it for me with your hollow cheeks and your sunken eyes and your emaciated body.
Sunken cheeks, wasting, and the dreaded hump.

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The old, sunken ship lay quietly on the ocean floor, surrounded by coral.

Synonyms

depressed

vssunken

Specialized

8 6.0

Flattened with the top pushed down

is about an area that lies beneath surrounding level rather than being pressed flat

recessed

vssunken

1 5.2

Lower than the surface around it so it looks sunken

is a broader term for any area that lies below its surroundings

lowered

vssunken

1.3

Moved down to a position below the usual level, for example a head or a car

is the general word for an area that lies beneath surroundings without implying movement

Antonyms

elevated

1 3.9

Raised above the surrounding ground or area

raised

1.0

Higher than the surrounding surface or area

Compounds

sunken arch

Specialized

6.1

A foot problem where the middle part is flat so the whole bottom of the foot touches the ground

sunken garden

4.8

A garden set lower than the land around it in a pit or hollow

sunken-eyed

7.2

Eyes that look deep and hollow because someone is sick or very tired

How Low

sunken

3 4.6

low

22 1.0

Surface Forms

sunken positive

Morphology

sunken = sunk (transparent) = sunk + en

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-en' to the past participle 'sunk'; the meaning 'having been sunk / lower than surrounding level' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Sunken comes from the verb sink, which means 'to go down' or 'fall to a lower level'. So a sunken place is one that has 'gone down' or sits lower than the land or surface around it, like a sunken garden or sunken cheeks.