QUAGMIRE Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word quagmire. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word quagmire. (close relations)

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	mire				verbv
	noun • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot • deep soft mud in water or slush • a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from verb • entrap • cause to get stuck as if in a mire • be unable to move further • soil with mud, muck, or mire
	quag				nounn
	noun • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
	marsh				nounn
	noun • low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water • United States painter (1898-1954) • New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982)
	morass				nounn
	noun • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
	bog				verb, nounv, n
	noun • wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel verb • cause to slow down or get stuck • get stuck while doing something
	fen				verb, nounv, n
	noun • 100 fen equal 1 yuan in China • low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
	ooze				verbv
	noun • any thick, viscous matter • the process of seeping verb • pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings • release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
	quicksand				nounn
	noun • a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy • a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
	slough				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a hollow filled with mud • necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass • any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake) • a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou) verb • cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
	sump				nounn
	noun • an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine • a well or other hole in which water has collected • a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
	swamp				nounn
	noun • low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog • a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables verb • drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged • fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
	wetland				nounn
	noun • a low area where the land is saturated with water
	marshland				nounn
	noun • low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
	slack				verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
	noun • dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve • a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality • a stretch of water without current or movement • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot • the quality of being loose (not taut) • a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely adjective satellite • not tense or taut • flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide • lacking in rigor or strictness verb • avoid responsibilities and work, be idle • be inattentive to, or neglect • release tension on • make less active or fast • become slow or slower • make less active or intense • become less in amount or intensity • cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water

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