MARSH: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MARSH?

Need another word that means the same as “marsh”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “marsh” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Marsh” are: fen, fenland, marshland, reginald marsh, ngaio marsh, swamp, bog, peat bog, swampland, morass, mire, quagmire, quag, slough, wetland, sump

Marsh as a Noun

Definitions of "Marsh" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “marsh” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water.
• United States painter (1898-1954.
• An area of low-lying land which is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times.
• New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982.

Synonyms of "Marsh" as a noun (16 Words)

bog	Wetland with acid peaty soil, typically dominated by peat moss. A bog of legal complications.
fen	100 fen equal 1 yuan in China. 55 acres of fen.
fenland	The Fens of eastern England. Thousands of acres of fenland.
marshland	Low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water. Thousands of acres of marshland.
mire	A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot. Caught in the mire of poverty.
morass	An area of muddy or boggy ground. In midwinter the track beneath this bridge became a muddy morass.
ngaio marsh	United States painter (1898-1954.
peat bog	Partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried.
quag	A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot.
quagmire	A soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot. A legal quagmire.
reginald marsh	New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982.
slough	A hollow filled with mud. The economic slough of the interwar years.
sump	A cesspool.
swamp	An area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh. The ceaseless deluge had turned the lawn into a swamp.
swampland	Land consisting of swamps. Many had trekked through swampland to reach the border.
wetland	A low area where the land is saturated with water. The draining of British wetlands.

Usage Examples of "Marsh" as a noun

• Thousands of acres of marshland.
• The marsh marigold loves damp fields, riverbanks, and marshes.
• Patches of marsh.
• Marsh plants.

Associations of "Marsh" (30 Words)

arroyo	A stream or brook.
bog	Be or become stuck in mud or wet ground. The vote would bog down the house.
canyon	A ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall. The Grand Canyon.
clay	A hardened clay surface for a tennis court. A clay tile.
cypress	A cypress tree or branches from it as a symbol of mourning.
damp	Damp air or atmosphere. She tried to damp down her feelings of despair.
dank	Unpleasantly cool and humid. Huge dank caverns.
delta	The 4th letter of the Greek alphabet. There s a delta between perception and reality.
foothill	A relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain. The camp lies in the foothills of the Andes.
impassable	Incapable of being passed. The narrow channels are impassable to ocean going ships.
marshland	Land consisting of marshes. Marshland landscapes.
marshy	Characteristic of or resembling a marsh; waterlogged. A marshy coastline.
mire	Cause to get stuck as if in a mire. The mud mired our cart.
morass	An area of muddy or boggy ground. She would become lost in a morass of lies and explanations.
mud	Soil with mud muck or mire. The two sides took over the local media to throw mud at each other.
quagmire	An awkward, complex, or hazardous situation. Torrential rain turned the building site into a quagmire.
quicksand	A pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down. It s best to travel with a local as there are quicksands.
ravine	A deep, narrow gorge with steep sides.
riparian	Of or relating to or located on the banks of a river or stream. All the riparian states must sign an agreement.
shoal	Of fish form shoals. Shoals of people were coming up the drive.
slough	Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers. The economic slough of the interwar years.
sludge	The precipitate produced by sewage treatment. A sludge green.
soggy	Dull and lifeless. We squelched through the soggy ground.
splashing	The act of splashing a liquid substance on a surface.
swamp	Low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog. He was trapped in a medical swamp.
swampy	Characteristic of or resembling a swamp. Swampy bayous.
vale	A valley (used in place names or as a poetic term. The Vale of Glamorgan.
valley	A low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it. The valley floor.
wet	Wetness caused by water. A wet bathing suit.
wetland	A low area where the land is saturated with water. Wetland habitats.