Synonyms for quag

Most common

marsh · quagmire · mire · morass

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Quagmire; marsh; bog.

Related words

Other spellings

quaw

Forms

Plural

quags → quagmires, mires, morasses, marshes…

Example sentences

• marsh Sami wanted to dump Layla's body in the marsh.
• quagmire The rain turned the road into a quagmire.
• morass The morass of regulations is delaying the project.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

bog¹

4 letters

mire¹

5 letters

marsh¹, swamp¹, slack¹

6 letters

morass²

8 letters

quagmire³

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