Mire Synonyms

mīr
A usually low-lying area of soft waterlogged ground and standing water
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bog
  2. marsh
  3. morass
  4. quagmire
  5. quag
  6. swamp
  7. fen
  8. marshland
  9. muskeg
  10. slop
  11. slough
  12. ooze
  13. swampland
  14. wetland
  15. slack
A viscous, usually offensively dirty substance
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. muck
  2. ooze
  3. slime
  4. slop
  5. sludge
  6. slush
Be unable to move further
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. grind-to-a-halt
  2. get stuck
  3. bog-down
Cause to get stuck as if in a mire
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bog-down

Words Related to Mire

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. dry
  2. clean
  3. bogs

Mire Sentence Examples

  • Nevertheless, he muddled through the mire in a surprisingly good frame of mind.

  • This rustic Frontier Red Lot No. 61 doesn't sink into a mire.

  • Instead of sitting at his ease in a parlor car, he went jolting along through mud and mire, exposed to wind and weather.

  • Carriers could scarcely be obtained, there were no local food supplies, the rainy season was at its height, all the roads were deep mire, the bush was almost impenetrable, and the enemy were both brave and cunning, fighting behind concealed stockades.

  • God help those who wander into the great mire now, for even the firm uplands are becoming a morass.

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