Quagmire

/ˈkwæɡ.maɪə(ɹ)/

Synonyms for "quagmire" (113 found)

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Closest matches (23)

Adjective(1 words)
boggy ground

Strong matches (34)

crunchdilemmadraindumpembarrassing positionembarrassmentevergladefenfenlandfine how-do-you-dofine kettle of fishfixgarbage dumpgladehell to payhobblehog wallowholeholmhot water
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how-do-you-doimbrogliojammaraismarishmarshmarshlandmeadowmeremess

Related words (56)

miremixmoormoorlandmorassmossmudmud flatparlous straitspasspeat bogpicklepinchplightpredicamentpretty passpretty picklepretty predicamentpurgatoryquag
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quicksandsalt marshscrapeseptic tanksewersinkslob landslouchsloughsoughspotsqueezestewsticky wicketstraitstraitssumpswaleswampswamplandtaigatight spottight squeezetightropetricky spotunholy messwallowwash

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bureaucratic quagmireethical quagmirefenlegal quagmirepeat bog

Collocations

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bureaucratic quagmirefinancial quagmirelegal quagmiremoral quagmirepolitical quagmirequagmire of debt

Inflections

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Derivations

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The war quickly turned into a quagmire.

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The rain turned the road into a quagmire.

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The trodden ground became a quagmire...

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The enclave has become a quagmire.

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