Thesaurus entry: mire

mire noun   1. it's a mire out there synonyms : swamp, bog, morass, quagmire, slough; swampland, wetland, marshland.
  2. they were stuck in the mire synonyms : mud, slime, dirt, filth, muck.
  3. struggling to pull Russia out of the mire synonyms : mess, difficulty, plight, predicament, tight spot, trouble, quandary, muddle; informal jam, fix, pickle, hot water.

verb   1. Frank's horse got mired in a bog synonyms : bog down, sink (down).
  2. he has become mired in lawsuits synonyms : entangle, tangle up, embroil, catch up, mix up, involve.

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