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