Synonyms for quagmire
ˈkwægˌmaɪər, ˈkwɒg-quag·mire

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1. quagmirenoun

   A swampy, soggy area of ground.

   That quagmire regularly 'swallows' caught-up hikers' boots

   Synonyms:
   mire, marsh, quag, bog

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1. mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slacknoun

   a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

   Synonyms:
   quag, slackness, falloff, slop, slack, falling off, slack water, morass, slump, drop-off, mire

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1. • Bog

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. quagmirenoun

   Synonyms:
   bog, fen, slough, morass, marsh, swamp

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1. quagmirenoun

   Synonyms:
   slough, swamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen

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1. List of paraphrases for "quagmire":

   morass, mire, swamp, bog, impasse, marshland, predicament, mess, rut

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How to use quagmire in a sentence?

1. Peb Hendrix:

   We want to try to avoid the EUA quagmire.

2. Henrik Ibsen:

   Your home is regarded as a model home, your life as a model life. But all this splendor, and you along with it... it's just as though it were built upon a shifting quagmire. A moment may come, a word can be spoken, and both you and all this splendor will collapse.

3. Bernie Sanders:

   I will do everything that I can to make sure that the United States does not get involved in another quagmire like we did in Iraq, the worst foreign policy blunder in the history of this country, we should be putting together a coalition of Arab countries who should be leading the effort.

4. Christine Pride:

   Like so many others, I was completely captivated by Bana's tweets from Syria, which were harrowing and heartbreaking and put a human face to this terrible quagmire.

5. Matteo Salvini:

   The earlier we vote the better because it's the best way to get out of this quagmire and confusion.