quagmire

The word “quagmire” has 2 syllables: quag-mire

It's pronounced as /ˈkwæɡˌmaɪər/


What is synonym and antonym for quagmire?

In the thesaurus, “quagmire” has 67 synonyms and 13 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for quagmire along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for quagmire

Antonyms for quagmire

  • advantage
  • agreement
  • benefit
  • blessing
  • boon
  • closure
  • contentment
  • ease
  • good fortune
  • peace
  • pleasure
  • solution
  • success

Meanings of quagmire

  • noun
    1. A swampy, soggy area of ground.
    2. A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle; a predicament.
  • verb
    1. To embroil (a person, etc.) in complexity or difficulty.

Example Sentences

  • After heavy rain, the once solid path turned into a treacherous quagmire.
  • The political scandal plunged the nation into a moral quagmire.
  • Navigating through the dense forest, the hikers found themselves stuck in a muddy quagmire.
  • The negotiations between the two countries reached a diplomatic quagmire.
  • The financial crisis created an economic quagmire that took years to recover from.

On this page you'll find 80 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to quagmire, such as: advantage, agreement, benefit, bind, blessing, boon, box.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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jam

labyrinth

  • catacomb
  • coil
  • complication
  • convolution
  • entanglement
  • entrapment
  • intricacy
  • jungle
  • knot
  • maze
  • meander
  • mesh
  • morass
  • perplexity
  • problem
  • puzzle
  • quagmire
  • rabbit warren
  • riddle
  • skein
  • snare
  • snarl
  • tangle
  • trap
  • warren
  • web

quandary

  • Catch-22
  • bewilderment
  • bind
  • catch-22
  • clutch
  • corner
  • deadlock
  • difficulty
  • dilemma
  • double bind
  • double trouble
  • doubt
  • embarrassment
  • fix
  • hang-up
  • hole
  • impasse
  • jam
  • knot
  • mire
  • perplexity
  • pickle
  • pinch
  • plight
  • predicament
  • problem
  • puzzle
  • quagmire
  • spot
  • stalemate
  • standoff
  • strait
  • uncertainty
  • up a tree

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