go down vs sink

sink vs go down

go down is not a noun while sink is a noun.

go down and sink both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
go down	No	No	Yes	No
sink	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, go down and sink are synonyms defined as:

go down and sink: go under

Other synonyms of go down include go under, settle.

As verbs, sink is a hyponym of go down; that is, sink is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than go down:

go down: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
sink: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

Other hyponyms of go down include prolapse, abseil, rappel, rope down, dismount, get down, get off, light, unhorse, avalanche, roll down, dive, plunge, plunk, go down, go under, set, correct, decline, slump, precipitate, subside, crash, flop, topple, tumble, drop, plop, pitch, alight, climb down, go down, go under, settle, pounce, swoop, drip, cascade, cascade down.

go down (noun)	sink (noun)
	plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
	a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
	a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
	(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system

go down (verb)	sink (verb)
grow smaller	fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
stop operating	embed deeply
be defeated	go under
be ingested	fall or descend to a lower place or level
go under	cause to sink
disappear beyond the horizon	fall or sink heavily
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way	appear to move downward
be recorded or remembered	descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
	pass into a specified state or condition; sink into

Difference between go down and sink

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