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bogged down

VERB

stick; become stuck

Synonyms

STRONGEST

halt hang up impede stall

WEAK

decelerate delay detain retard set back sink slacken slow down slow up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

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Example Sentences

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But the sector has struggled to take off, bogged down by high costs and low investments.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

But it still got bogged down in what amounted to paperwork issues.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

"Insurance companies love to use long documents, policies with wording that doesn't make any sense, that get you bogged down, so by the time you start reading it, you feel like you can't finish."

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

I knew that she would never want to be bogged down with trains and lace.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

In April 1917, an offensive by British and Canadian troops at the city of Arras in northern France bogged down in sleet, snow, and ankle-deep mud.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman