BOGGED DOWN Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

bogged (down)

verb

past tense of bog (down)

as in trapped

to place in conflict or difficulties we were bogged down by the endless changes, and of course finished late

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Anyone trapped by rising flood waters or otherwise in immediate danger from weather conditions should call 911.

— Katie Houlis, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Extensive amounts of smoke are being trapped in place by an intense area of high pressure stuck over the West.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of trapped

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Then Cox-Rosen found another jam on I-75 southbound at the South 120 Loop (Exit 263), where four or five vehicles and a box truck tangled.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Frantic skirmishes between the family and the beast take place as the house floods, and eventually the invading creature is tangled up in a trap.

— William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of tangled

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For years, Mayor Brad Miller had been embroiled in a local dispute with a resident named Ricky Manz over the old Richmound School, which had closed in 2008 and been abandoned for almost a decade.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
More recently, Kretinsky became one of the largest shareholders in the French energy giant TotalEnergies and is embroiled in a takeover battle for English football club West Ham United.

— Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

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The final additions of cheddar, nutmeg, and red pepper round out the dish’s depth of flavor before—as with my mom’s grits cakes—they’re chilled in a casserole dish overnight before being cut into triangular slices and broiled until golden.

— Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
Already this summer, two major heat waves have broiled Europe.

— Beth Gardiner, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026

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