Synonyms: quag, quagmire, slack, mire, morass
Definition: a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
Definition: 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
Synonyms: mire
Definition: a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from
Usage: the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president; caught in the mire of poverty
Similar words: difficulty
Definition: a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
Usage: grappling with financial difficulties
Definition: deep soft mud in water or slush
Usage: they waded through the slop
Synonyms: muck, muck up, mud, mire
Definition: soil with mud, muck, or mire
Usage: The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden
Similar words: soil, grime, begrime, bemire, colly, dirty
Definition: make soiled, filthy, or dirty
Usage: don't soil your clothes when you play outside!
Synonyms: grind to a halt, get stuck, bog down, mire
Definition: be unable to move further
Usage: The car bogged down in the sand
Similar words: stand still
Definition: remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile
Usage: Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by
Definition: entrap
Usage: Our people should not be mired in the past
Similar words: involve
Definition: engage as a participant
Usage: Don't involve me in your family affairs!