Synonyms of wetlands

wetlands

noun

plural of wetland

as in marshes

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

• marshes
• swamps
• bogs
• marshlands
• fens
• sloughs
• muskegs
• muds
• swamplands
• washes
• morasses
• moors
• mires
• swales
• sludges
• muck
• quagmires
• oozes
• slimes
• gucks
• slush
• slop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wetlands

The wetlands commission could decide on the application as soon as this week. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026

The project would develop warehouses and associated infrastructure, and the area is currently cropland, woodlands and wetlands. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

These are small to large grasslands usually sprinkled with wetlands (glacial potholes) and set amid private farmland, which supplies the grain. — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026

Participating agencies have agreed to begin a collaborative effort to restore wetlands and a science program to guide the endeavor. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

The report commends changes including protecting wetlands, improving stormwater and wastewater infrastructure, and expanding water quality monitoring, including notification programs that warn people about unsafe conditions in rivers and streams. — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

The commission declared that the path can’t travel through any wetlands, even if the city replaces that marshland elsewhere. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

Historically, when the Yangtze flooded, water spread into surrounding floodplains, lakes and wetlands. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026

And South Sudan's first World Heritage site, the Boma–Badingilo Migratory Landscape, protects a vast sweep of savanna, wetlands, and floodplains crossed by one of the world's largest terrestrial mammal migrations. — Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026