Synonyms of wetland

wetland

noun

ˈwet-ˌland 

as in marsh

spongy land saturated or partially covered with water

the conservation board has not always been rigorous in protecting the wetlands from development

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wetland

The Magdalena’s wetlands concentrate some of the country’s rarest endemics, and dawn is when the light is soft and the river is loudest. — Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026

The Parker River National Widllife Refuge was established in 1971 and is home to more than 4,700 acres of wetlands, beaches, dunes, forests, bogs, salt marshes and mud flats. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Duncaster changed the footprint of the cottage homes and cut the count to 30, and in late August won approval from the town’s inland wetlands commission for that part of the project. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026

Ocean beaches, marshes and wetlands, open fields, ridgetop, river corridor, parks with large open areas, gardens near ponds or other water are other dragonfly hot-spots, The Farmers' Almanac said. — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2026