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

Need another word that means the same as “swamp”? Find 28 synonyms and 30 related words for “swamp” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Swamp” are: swampland, marsh, bog, quagmire, mire, morass, fen, quag, sump, deluge, flood, inundate, drench, wash out, soak, saturate, immerse, overwhelm, engulf, snow under, bury, overload, overburden, overpower, weigh down, besiege, beset, consume

Swamp as a Noun

Definitions of "Swamp" as a noun

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

• An area of waterlogged ground.
• Low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog.
• An area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh.
• A situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables.

Synonyms of "Swamp" as a noun (9 Words)

bog	Wetland with acid peaty soil, typically dominated by peat moss. A peat bog.
fen	100 fen equal 1 yuan in China. 55 acres of fen.
marsh	United States painter (1898-1954. The marsh marigold loves damp fields riverbanks and marshes.
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.
quag	A marshy or boggy place.
quagmire	A soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot. A legal quagmire.
sump	A well or other hole in which water has collected.
swampland	Land consisting of swamps. Many had trekked through swampland to reach the border.

Usage Examples of "Swamp" as a noun

• He was trapped in a medical swamp.
• The ceaseless deluge had turned the lawn into a swamp.

Swamp as a Verb

Definitions of "Swamp" as a verb

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

• (of a boat) become overwhelmed with water and sink.
• Overwhelm or flood with water.
• Fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid.
• Drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged.
• Overwhelm with an excessive amount of something; inundate.

Synonyms of "Swamp" as a verb (19 Words)

beset	Surround and harass. I was beset by clouds of flies.
besiege	Cause to feel distressed or worried. The king marched north to besiege Berwick.
bury	Place (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb, usually with funeral rites. He ran through to bury a right foot shot inside the near post.
consume	Serve oneself to or consume regularly. The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy.
deluge	Inundate with a great quantity of something. Caravans were deluged by the heavy rains.
drench	Drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged. I fell in the stream and was drenched.
engulf	Flow over or cover completely. The toad can engulf nestling birds.
flood	Become covered or submerged by a flood. She flooded the room with light.
immerse	Cause to be immersed. He immersed himself into his studies.
inundate	Flood. We ve been inundated with complaints from listeners.
overburden	Load (someone) with too many things to carry. Ministers are overburdened with engagements.
overload	Become overloaded. The staff are heavily overloaded with casework.
overpower	Defeat or overcome with superior strength. They were overpowered by the fumes.
overwhelm	Give too much of something to; inundate. The Irish side was overwhelmed 15 3 by Scotland.
saturate	Cause (something) to become thoroughly soaked with water or other liquid so that no more can be absorbed. The soil is saturated.
snow under	Fall as snow.
soak	Fill soak or imbue totally. Soak the beans overnight in water.
wash out	Be capable of being washed.
weigh down	Determine the weight of.

Usage Examples of "Swamp" as a verb

• The country was swamped with goods from abroad.
• A huge wave swamped the canoes.
• The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor.
• Feelings of guilt suddenly swamped her.
• The life boat somehow did not swamp, but made it to shore.

Associations of "Swamp" (30 Words)

arroyo	A stream or brook.
bog	Wetland with acid peaty soil, typically dominated by peat moss. A bog of legal complications.
canyon	A deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it, as found in North America. The Grand Canyon.
cypress	Wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus.
damp	Damp air or atmosphere. Damp November evenings.
dampness	The state or condition of being slightly wet. The dampness in the air.
dank	Unpleasantly damp and cold. A dank cellar.
floodplain	A low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding.
forest	Denoting an area that was formerly a royal forest. Afforest the mountains.
humid	Marked by a relatively high level of water vapour in the atmosphere. Humid air.
impassable	Incapable of being passed. The narrow channels are impassable to ocean going ships.
jungle	A wild tangled mass of vegetation or other things. The lakes are hidden in dense jungle.
mangrove	A tidal swamp which is dominated by mangroves.
marsh	Low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water. Thousands of acres of marshland.
marshland	Low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water. Thousands of acres of marshland.
marshy	Soft and watery. The marshy ground towards the sea.
mire	Soil with mud muck or mire. Caught in the mire of poverty.
morass	A complicated or confused situation. She would become lost in a morass of lies and explanations.
mud	Plaster with mud. Ankle deep in mud we squelched across a meadow.
muddy	Cause to become muddy. The first year s results muddy rather than clarify the situation.
quagmire	A soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot. A legal quagmire.
quicksand	A bad or dangerous situation from which it is hard to escape. It s best to travel with a local as there are quicksands.
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. A shoal of bream.
slough	A situation characterized by lack of progress or activity. The economic slough of the interwar years.
soggy	Soft and watery. The chorus sing powerfully but the interpretation is ultimately soggy.
splashing	The act of splashing a liquid substance on a surface.
swampy	Soft and watery. A swampy area.
wet	Make one s bed or clothes wet by urinating. The race was held in the wet.
wetland	Land consisting of marshes or swamps; saturated land. Wetland habitats.