Synonyms of swamp

swamp 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to flood

to cover with a flood

the boat was swamped by the huge wave

has been swamped with paperwork since she returned from vacation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flood
• engulf
• overwhelm
• drown
• gulf
• submerge
• inundate
• deluge
• overflow
• flush
• overcome
• submerse
• wet
• stream
• flow
• overrun
• smother
• avalanche
• sluice
• spurt
• gush
• soak
• drench
• pour
• spout
• dowse
• douse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drain
• dry
• dehydrate
• parch

2

as in to overwhelm

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress

parents feeling swamped by work and family obligations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overwhelm
• overcome
• devastate
• floor
• grind (down)
• crush
• drown
• oppress
• rock
• overpower
• prostrate
• disturb
• whelm
• snow under
• sink
• overmaster
• defeat
• distress
• deluge
• upset
• throw
• refute
• shatter
• demoralize
• stagger
• unman
• break
• confute
• unnerve

swamp

2 of 2

noun

ˈswämp 

1

as in marsh

spongy land saturated or partially covered with water

be careful in the swamp, because alligators sometimes lurk there

Synonyms & Similar Words

• marsh
• wetland
• bog
• swampland
• mud
• slough
• marshland
• wash
• muskeg
• fen
• morass
• moor
• mire
• slew
• slue
• swale
• muck
• sludge
• quagmire
• ooze
• slime
• gook
• slush
• guck
• slop

2

as in pickle

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

with her credit cards maxed out, and the making of minimum payments a challenge, debt seemed to be an ever-deepening swamp

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pickle
• predicament
• dilemma
• hole
• corner
• bind
• quagmire
• mire
• jam
• box
• difficulty
• rabbit hole
• impasse
• spot
• fix
• kettle of fish
• crisis
• rattrap
• sticky wicket
• jackpot
• plight
• soup
• hot water
• node
• trouble
• catch-22
• emergency
• quandary
• standstill
• halt
• strait
• crossroad
• pinch
• deadlock
• scrape
• stalemate
• clutch
• juncture
• exigency
• logjam

Examples of swamp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The historic town, with a population of just under 800 in 2022, was hammered by a deluge of water from Hurricane Helene that swamped or destroyed buildings. —Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024

The hub of tourism and arts, home to about 94,000 people, was unusually still after floodwaters swamped neighborhoods known for drawing visitors including Biltmore Village and the River Arts District, which is home to numerous galleries, shops and breweries. —CBS News, 28 Sep. 2024

Noun

Now turn to America's mounting swamp of misinformation: Trump used the national debate stage to spread fake news: Haitians in Ohio are eating pet dogs and cats. —Axios, 20 Sep. 2024

They are found all over the country, from evergreen forests to deserts and mangrove swamps. —Scott Travers, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024