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sinkable

sinkable

5.8
Able to go below the surface of the water and stay there
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɪŋkəbl/
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  • During the test, the sinkable materials quickly went beneath the surface.

Examples

  • Like, why like a sinkable object like steel float?

  • "Un-fucking-sinkable.

    Collapse (2012)

  • The metal was deemed sinkable after it was submerged in water.

  • The engineers designed the boat to be sinkable in case of a severe failure.

Synonyms

non-buoyant
vssinkable
7.6

Not able to float in water or rise in air

is simply able to be made to sink rather than just failing to float
settleable
vssinkable
  • Specialized
7.0

Can sink to the bottom of a liquid

is broader covering any ability to go under liquid without forming sediment

Antonyms

unsinkable
5 4.6

Not able to sink in water

floatable
3.2

Can float on water or stay in the air

How Sinkable

sinkable
5.8
heavy
812 1.0
buoyant
  • Specialized
9 5.3
unsinkable
5 4.6

Surface Forms

sinkable positive

Morphology

sinkable = sink (transparent) = sink + able

Formed by adding productive suffix '-able' to the verb 'sink' meaning 'capable of being sunk', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word sinkable is made from the verb sink, which means 'to go down into water', and the ending -able, which means 'can be done'. So, something sinkable is 'able to sink' — it can be made to go under water, like a stone but not a plastic bottle.