Thesaurus results for MORASS

morass

noun

mə-ˈras

as in tangle

something that catches and holds advised against becoming involved in that country's civil war, warning that escape from that morass might prove nigh impossible

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as in marsh

spongy land saturated or partially covered with water the distracted driver had driven his car off the road and into a morass

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Recent Examples of morass The melancholy truth is that things have sunk into a morass of demoralization and low standards, with journalism inhabiting the poverty sector among the disciplines, and this at a time when communications nationally and internationally have reached an apex of urgency and complexity. —

David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 The 16-track project is a long time coming for Recoechi, a Chicago spitter who came up in the city’s open mic scene before falling into the morass of the streets for a time. —

Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025 The Weimar Republic’s financial and regulatory morass made strongman rule attractive. —

Tanner H. Jones, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025 These familiar, turbulent morasses of swirling droplets continue to stymie scientists. —

Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for morass

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In a state with a vast gap between rich and poor, the plan has resulted in a tangle of competing interests at a time when both Democrats and Republicans are struggling to respond to economic anxiety driven by rising costs ahead of this year’s midterm elections.

— MIchael R. Blood, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
Accessories should be minimal and delicate, to avoid any tangles mid-journey.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026