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Definitions

mire

[mahyuhr] / maɪər /
NOUN
muck, morass
Synonyms
STRONGEST
quagmire
STRONG
bog dirt fen glop goo gunk marsh moss mud ooze quicksand slime swamp
VERB
delay, catch up in
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bog down embroil enmesh ensnare entangle flounder implicate involve stick tangle trap
STRONG
cling decelerate detain dirty entrap retard sink snare soil
WEAK
hang up set back slow down slow up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
exclude free let go release remove uncomplicate untangle untwist
STRONG
clean liberate

Example Sentences

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Here are three tips to help you navigate the undead monetary mire.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Earlier on Sunday, a late Alexis Claude Maurice penalty took Augsburg to a 1-0 home win over rock-bottom Heidenheim, lifting the hosts six points clear of the relegation mire.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

But after reading “The Dream Factory,” you might like him better when he still had his feet in the Shoreditch mire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

When Root played a limp shot to chop on in the same over, England were in the mire.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

He stood up, unmindful of the mud and mire clinging to his knees and coat, and he bowed to her, and then he doffed his bowler hat.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.