sunken

Definitions

Having fallen or been submerged below the surface of water or ground.

Deeply recessed or hollowed, often used to describe eyes or cheeks.

Situated at a lower level than the surrounding area.

Examples

The divers explored the wreckage of the sunken ship.

He had deep, sunken eyes that made him look perpetually exhausted.

The old floorboards had a sunken area where the heavy piano used to sit.

Synonyms

depressed concave hollow recessed indented submerged immersed

Antonyms

raised convex protruding bulging prominent elevated projecting