Synonyms of bogs

bogs 1 of 2

noun (1)

plural of bog

as in marshes

spongy land saturated or partially covered with water

got a shoe stuck in the bog

Synonyms & Similar Words

• marshes
• wetlands
• swamps
• fens
• sloughs
• muskegs
• marshlands
• swamplands
• washes
• moors
• mires
• morasses
• muds
• swales
• sludges
• muck
• quagmires
• oozes
• slimes
• gucks
• slush
• slop

bogs

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural of bog, British

as in bathrooms

a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste

they're out of paper in the bog again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bathrooms
• restrooms
• toilets
• baths
• lavatories
• loos
• water closets
• washrooms
• latrines
• cloakrooms
• cans
• potties
• johns
• comfort stations
• heads
• conveniences
• outhouses
• commodes
• pots
• privies
• pans
• jakes
• half baths
• powder rooms
• ladies
• garderobes
• men's rooms
• ladies' rooms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bogs

Noun

Then in 1857, the regime of Emperor Napoleon III ordered the planting of maritime pines to drain the bogs of southwestern France. — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

During this time, bogs, marshes, and other wetlands, historically seen as disease-ridden and deleterious to human health, were reevaluated by scientists and conservationists as valuable wildlife habitats. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

The rest of the structure was made from stones (carefully stacked, with no mortar) and turf cut into chunks from the peat bogs. — Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 15 July 2026

The Venus flytrap is native only to the coastal wetlands and bogs of North Carolina and South Carolina, and grows naturally in nutrient-poor, acidic, and perpetually wet areas. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 14 July 2026

The Great Hunger and subsequent Irish migrations still burden those scattered among cliffs and bogs; and when Tomás emerges from a wood, transformed by a mystical encounter, Liam must push them to finish their task. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026

Nugget Falls Trail, Tongass National Forest, Alaska Visitors to the Tongass National Forest can hike through meadows and dense forests, explore caves, or even venture on a wooden boardwalk trail through swampy bogs called muskegs. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026

Blazes can simmer in peat bogs and other areas of organic matter several feet below ground, just waiting to ignite again. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 29 May 2026

Before the roads west of town were paved in 1936, reaching the lake meant navigating ruts, mud bogs and chugholes. — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026