Synonyms for marshland

Most common

marsh · swamp · fen · quagmire · peatland

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Marshy land; bog or fen.

Forms

Plural

marshlands → marshes, swamps, quagmires, fens…

Example sentences

• marsh Sami wanted to dump Layla's body in the marsh.
• swamp The mango tree at the taro swamp is full of fruit.
• fen FEN does not carry domestic news.
• quagmire The rain turned the road into a quagmire.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

bog¹, fen¹

4 letters

moor¹

5 letters

marsh¹, swamp¹

6 letters

slough¹, morass²

7 letters

fenland

8 letters

quagmire³, peatland

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (morass² = 2 syllables).