🌀quagmire

noun
/ˈkwæɡˌmaɪər/

Meaning

a soft, wet area of land that gives way underfoot; a complex or dangerous situation

Example Sentences

The hikers were trapped in a political quagmire.

Example Expressions

caught in a quagmire

Synonyms

marsh, swamp, predicament, dilemma, mess

Antonyms

solution, clarity, stability

Collocations

political quagmire, legal quagmire, financial quagmire, stuck in a quagmire

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