Synonyms of mires

mires 1 of 2

noun

plural of mire

1

as in marshes

spongy land saturated or partially covered with water

much of the land in that area is mire that cannot be developed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in dilemmas

a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape

an abused wife who was hopelessly stuck in a mire of emotional dependency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilemmas
• predicaments
• pickles
• swamps
• holes
• quagmires
• binds
• corners
• jams
• impasses
• difficulties
• boxes
• rabbit holes
• fixes
• crises
• spots
• kettles of fish
• rattraps
• sticky wickets
• jackpots
• plights
• nodes
• troubles
• quandaries
• straits
• soups
• hot waters
• catch-22's
• standstills
• logjams
• crossroads
• exigencies
• deadlocks
• emergencies
• stalemates
• pinches
• scrapes
• clutches
• halts
• junctures

mires

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of mire

1

as in stains

to make dirty

the sight of the standard, which had emerged from the battle mangled and mired, still stirred the soldiers' hearts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stains
• blackens
• mucks
• soils
• dirties
• messes
• muddies
• sullies
• besmirches
• smudges
• befouls
• distains
• grimes
• smirches
• daubs
• pollutes
• contaminates
• bemires
• fouls
• taints
• begrimes
• gaums
• defiles
• disorders
• muddles
• disarranges
• discolors
• jumbles
• draggles
• confuses
• disarrays
• crocks
• collies
• dishevels

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cleans
• cleanses
• purifies
• purges
• sweeps
• washes
• wipes
• dusts
• brushes
• scours
• rinses
• decontaminates
• disinfects
• sanitizes
• mops
• scrubs
• launders
• brightens
• renews
• deodorizes
• freshens
• spruces (up)
• straightens (up)
• dry-cleans
• tidies (up)

2

as in traps

to place in conflict or difficulties

the case has been mired in probate court for years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traps
• tangles
• embroils
• broils
• bogs (down)
• enmeshes
• ensnares
• entraps
• embrangles
• snares
• ensnarls
• entangles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• releases
• liberates
• frees
• emancipates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mires

Verb

Mercedes loves an engineering problem, and after two days behind the wheel of the AMG GT EV, the company has mostly reduced the battery-weight tax that mires EV performance. — Roberto Baldwin, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026

Pretty bad is the stuff that mires a team in mediocrity. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026