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wetland

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of wetland

spongy land saturated or partially covered with water

  • the conservation board has not always been rigorous in protecting the wetlands from development
Synonyms of wetland

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

swale

quagmire

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

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