Thesaurus results for FEN

fen

noun

ˈfen

Definition of fen

as in marsh

spongy land saturated or partially covered with water a day spent trudging through the fens in quest of game birds

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Recent Examples of fen Out in the wild, the queen-of-the-prairie grows in moist black soil prairies and meadows, fens, seeps and springs. — Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025 Saving a satyr The property features a peat-bearing wetland called a fen, and the Mitchell’s satyr is only found in these rare habitats that take thousands of years to develop. — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024 Earth’s earliest wildfires may have been fitful and erratic, flickering among the amphibious flora of fens and bogs. — Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024 Bogs and fens are areas that accumulate peat – deposits of dead and partly decomposed plant materials that form organic-rich soil. — Jon Sweetman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for fen

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fen

Noun

Before there were levees, there were 4 million acres of wetland here, an inland marsh that took the Sierra’s runoff every spring.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Frith has three friends with her when she’s first seen traversing the marshes.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of marsh

Noun

Before there were levees, there were 4 million acres of wetland here, an inland marsh that took the Sierra’s runoff every spring.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Forests, wetlands and mangroves store carbon at scale, buffer storm surge, and stabilize the soils and waters that economies depend on.

— Marcene Mitchell, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of wetland

Noun

Staying safe from alligators in Florida Alligators have inhabited Florida's marshes, swamps, rivers and lakes for centuries and are found in all of Florida's 67 counties.

— Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
The $20 billion Dangote Refinery built on swamp land on the outskirts of Lagos becomes the fourth Dangote Industries subsidiary to go public in Nigeria.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026