1. mire, morass, quag, quagmire, slack

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

• morass
• quag
• quagmire
• slack

2. mire, slop

deep soft mud in water or slush

Example Sentences:
'they waded through the slop'

• slop

3. mire

a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from

Example Sentences:
'the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president'
'caught in the mire of poverty'

4. entangle, mire

entrap

Example Sentences:
'Our people should not be mired in the past'

• entangle

5. bog down, mire

cause to get stuck as if in a mire

Example Sentences:
'The mud mired our cart'

• bog down

6. bog down, get stuck, grind to a halt, mire

be unable to move further

Example Sentences:
'The car bogged down in the sand'

• bog down
• get stuck
• grind to a halt

7. mire, muck, muck up, mud

soil with mud, muck, or mire

Example Sentences:
'The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden'

• muck
• muck up
• mud