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What is the opposite of floating?

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Adjective
Opposite of buoyant in water
Adjective
Opposite of suspended in air
Adjective
Opposite of not having reached a decision
Adjective
Opposite of changing regularly or constantly
Adjective
Opposite of tending to move in a nomadic fashion
Adjective
Opposite of providing perfect happiness or great joy
Adjective
Opposite of feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement
Adjective
Opposite of liable to unpredictable variation or changes
Adjective
Opposite of not committed to a cause, side, activity, etc.
Adjective
Opposite of able or tending to keep afloat or rise to the top of a liquid or gas
Adjective
Opposite of under the influence of drugs
Adjective
Opposite of tending to migrate or having migrated
Adjective
Opposite of lacking certainty or decisiveness or unwilling to commit
Adjective
Opposite of suspended in an elevated position
Verb
Opposite of present participle for to rest or hover on the surface of a liquid or in the air
“A shower of sparks were seen coming from the conning tower, after which the boat started to sink quickly, bow first.”
Verb
Opposite of present participle for to move or drift along the surface of a liquid or in the air
“The boat would finally settle among the stillness of the waves as Gene quietly dozes off.”
Verb
Opposite of present participle for to ascend into the air or sky
“As the tree canopy turns color in autumn, leaves begin to fall, and light slowly returns to the forest floor.”
Verb
Opposite of present participle for to wave or flutter in the wind
“She looked directly at Tim, allowing her hair to drape down to her shoulders, and smiled seductively at him.”
Verb
Opposite of present participle for to aimlessly move or drift from place to place
“We found that this particular tribe will generally settle and stay in one place.”
Verb
Opposite of present participle for to put forward a proposal or idea
“He was prepared to withdraw the proposal or to, at least, amend it, when he spotted an encouraging look on Wilson's face.”
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