Float and Sink

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Float

Float verb - To rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air.
Usage example: particles of dust floating in the air
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Sink is an antonym for float in topics: be buoyant, lie on the surface.
Nearby Words: floating, floated, floater, floatable, floaty

Sink

Sink verb - Go under (water).
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Float is an antonym for sink in topics: deteriorate, fall, fall in, be humble or humbled.
Nearby Words: sinking, sinker
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Common collocations

body float body sink body
time float time sink time
way float way sink way
boat float boat sink boat
Other words: water, feet.

Both words in one sentence

  • They essentially work on the assumption that Water Is Air and the ships sink to a depth they can "float" at, instead of all the way to the bottom.
    Source: Shipshape Shipwreck
  • What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway? He can use this to sink into the ground, float in the air (just float, since he has no way to propel himself), and that's about it.
    Source: What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?
  • Pun Levitating characters will sink if they float over a sink.
    Source: Video Game / NetHack
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