Synonyms for marshy
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of, or resembling a marsh; boggy.
the marshy nature of the ground
Example sentences
- soggy It's raining heavily so the ground is very soggy.
- swampy Swampy land is no use for building purposes.
- waterlogged The ground was waterlogged after several days of rain.
- boggy Groningen used to be very boggy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| marshy | falling | |
| soggy | rising | |
| swampy | falling | |
| waterlogged | steady | |
| boggy | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- wet1
- 4 letters
- miry
- 5 letters
- muddy2, soggy2, boggy, mucky2, fenny, hoggy, moory
- 6 letters
- sloppy2, swampy2, marish2, quaggy, poachy
- 7 letters
- moorish2, squashy2, sloughy, boggish, paludal
- 8 letters
- swampish, paludine
- 9 letters
- uliginous
- 10 letters
- palustrine
- 11 letters
- waterlogged3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (muddy2 = 2 syllables).