Floating and Sunken

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Floating adjective - Riding upon the surface of a body of liquid.

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Sunken is an antonym for floating.

Nearby Words: float, floated, floater, floatable, floaty

Sunken adjective - Curved inward.

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Floating is an antonym for sunken.

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