Definitions and Examples of sink, submerge
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
To go down or descend below the surface of water, often due to weight or gravity.
Example
The heavy rock will sink to the bottom of the pond.
To completely immerse or cover something or someone with water or another liquid.
Example
The diver will submerge into the deep ocean to explore the coral reefs.
Key Differences: sink vs submerge
- 1Sink implies that an object or a person is going down or descending below the surface of water due to weight or gravity.
- 2Submerge implies that an object or a person is being completely covered or immersed in water or another liquid.
Effective Usage of sink, submerge
- 1Water Activities: Use these antonyms when talking about swimming, diving, or boating.
- 2Science Lessons: Incorporate these antonyms in science lessons when discussing buoyancy and density.
- 3Metaphorical Expressions: Utilize these antonyms in metaphors to describe situations where things are either going well or poorly.
Remember this!
The antonyms of float are sink and submerge. Use sink when describing something going down or descending below the surface of water due to weight or gravity. Use submerge when describing something being completely covered or immersed in water or another liquid. These antonyms can be used in water activities, science lessons, and metaphors to describe situations where things are either going well or poorly.
