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Synonyms of boggy

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Another word for boggy is marshy. Other synonyms of boggy are fenny, miry, boggish, moory and queachy.

Synonyms and similar words for boggy

adjectiveHaving the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.

  • marshyOf, or resembling a marsh; boggy.
  • swampy
  • boggishBoggy.
  • fennishAbounding in fens; fenny.
  • fennyCharacteristic of or resembling a fen (“characteristically alkaline wetland containing peat below the waterline”)...
  • marishMarshy; growing in bogs or marshes.
  • miryResembling or characteristic of a mire; swampy, boggy.
  • moorishOf ground, soil etc: boggy, marshy.
  • mooryResembling a moor; swampy; boggy.
  • morassyCharacteristic of a morass; marshy; miry.
  • paludalPertaining to marshes, marshy, palustral, (especially designating a plant's habitat).
  • paludineOf or relating to a marsh.
  • paludinous
  • palustral
  • palustrineSynonym of palustral.
  • palustrousSynonym of palustral.
  • poachyWet and soft; boggy.
  • quaggy
  • queachyYielding or trembling under the feet, as moist or boggy ground; shaking; moving.
  • sloughyHaving the characteristics of a wetland; marshy.
  • slumpy dialectalEasily broken through; boggy; marshy.
  • spewyMoist; marshy; emitting water.
  • swalyBoggy; marshy.
  • swampishSwampy.
  • syrticOf or relating to a syrt; boggy; resembling quicksand.
  • uliginousMarshy, swampy, waterlogged.
  • wiery

Meaning of boggy

  1. adjective Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.

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Questions about synonyms of boggy

What is another word for boggy?
Boggy has 27 synonyms on Word.ws, such as marshy, fenny, miry, boggish, moory, queachy, sloughy and swaly.
What does boggy mean?
Boggy means having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.

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