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marsh

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of marsh

spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
  • the marshes along the coast support a remarkable profusion of plants and animals
Synonyms of marsh

bog, fen, marshland, mire, moor, morass, muskeg, slough (also slew), swamp, swampland, wash, wetland
Words Related to marsh

swale

quagmire

guck (or gook), muck, mud, ooze, slime, slop, sludge, slush

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