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Synonyms for morass

Most common

swamp bog quagmire mire

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen.

Related words

Word family
morass-weed morassy

Forms

Plural
morasses → quagmires, swamps, mires, bogs…

Example sentences

  • swamp The mango tree at the taro swamp is full of fruit.
  • bog The skyscraper is expected to sink into the bog.
  • quagmire The rain turned the road into a quagmire.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
morasssteady
swampsteady
bogfalling
quagmirerising
mirerising

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

By length

3 letters
bog1, fen1
4 letters
wash1, moor1, mire1, quag
5 letters
marsh1, swamp1, slack1
6 letters
slough1
7 letters
lowland2
8 letters
quagmire3
9 letters
marshland2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lowland2 = 2 syllables).

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