Synonyms for mire

Noun

1. mire, quagmire, quag, morass, bog, peat bog

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

Verb

1. entangle, mire, involve

usage: entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"

2. mire, bog down

usage: cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart"

3. grind to a halt, get stuck, bog down, mire, stand still

usage: be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand"

4. mire, muck, mud, muck up, dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire

usage: soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"