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

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Recent Examples of mires

Verb

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