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Synonyms for quagmire
ˈkwægˌmaɪər, ˈkwɒg-quag·mire
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#9979 | marsh | |
#15092 | swamp | |
#17781 | slack | |
#23357 | bog | |
#28323 | slump | |
#37165 | rut | |
#38996 | predicament | |
#41226 | impasse | |
#44185 | quagmire | |
#53567 | mire | |
#60654 | slop | |
#84193 | morass | |
#95918 | marshland | |
#155999 | falloff | |
#168211 | slackness |
How to use quagmire in a sentence?
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.
It’s often the case that somebody at one of our clients will refer us to their corporate VC group, the trick for us is being disciplined. The right partner can generate a tremendous amount of value, but the wrong partner can potentially be a bit of a quagmire.
The earlier we vote the better because it's the best way to get out of this quagmire and confusion.
An attempt by Russia and Iran to prop up Assad and try to pacify the population is just going to get them stuck in a quagmire and it won't work.
When we went through thisprocess to stand up a force,one of the things we had to say over and over and over again to ourselves to be convinced was that we weren’t going to create a big bureaucratic quagmire that the other services have created for themselves over decades or centuries, in some cases.
Translations for quagmire
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- مستنقعArabic
- һаҙBashkir
- багна, балота, дрыгваBelarusian
- bažina, močál, třasoviskoCzech
- блатоOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- hængedynd, sump, dyndDanish
- Zwickmühle, SumpfGerman
- βάλτος, τέλμαGreek
- pantano, apuro, dilema, barrizal, ciénaga, cenagal, tremedalSpanish
- خلاب, باتلاقPersian
- syöverit, hetteikkö, jorpakko, kiipeli, hete, sokkeloFinnish
- marécage, marais, bourbierFrench
- bogachIrish
- boglachScottish Gaelic
- दलदलHindi
- ճահիճArmenian
- rawaIndonesian
- pantanoItalian
- אַדמַת בּוֹץ טוֹבְעַנִיתHebrew
- 湿地, 沼地, ぬかるみ, 窮地, 苦境Japanese
- ភក់ជ្រៅKhmer
- ಕೊಳಕುKannada
- uoragoLatin
- powharu, wharuMāori
- moeras, drijfzandDutch
- sump, hengemyr, myr, kvikksandNorwegian
- bagno, trzęsawiskoPolish
- pântanoPortuguese
- трясина, топь, болотоRussian
- živi pijesak, blato, блатоSerbo-Croatian
- moras, träsk, gungfly, sumpmarkSwedish
- หล่มThai
- болото, трясовинаUkrainian
- bourbî, maraexhe, wachisseWalloon
- קוואַגמירעYiddish
- 泥潭Chinese
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