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Synonyms of marshy

28 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for marshy is swampy. Other synonyms of marshy are boggy, fenny, miry and quaggy. The opposite of marshy is firm.

Synonyms and similar words for marshy

adjectiveOf, or resembling a marsh; boggy.

  • hoggySynonym of hoggish (“resembling a pig”).
  • quaggyResembling a quagmire; marshy, miry.
  • swampySoggy and marshy; wet like a swamp.

adjectiveMore synonyms

  • boggishBoggy.
  • boggyHaving the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.
  • 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
  • palustralPertaining to or located in marshes; marshy.
  • palustrineSynonym of palustral.
  • palustrousSynonym of palustral.
  • poachyWet and soft; boggy.
  • queachy
  • 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

Opposite of marshy

adjectiveMore antonyms

Meaning of marshy

  1. adjective Of, or resembling a marsh; boggy.
  2. adjective Growing in marshy ground.

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Questions about synonyms of marshy

What is another word for marshy?
Marshy has 28 synonyms on Word.ws, such as swampy, boggy, fenny, miry and quaggy.
What is the opposite of marshy?
The opposite of marshy is firm.
What does marshy mean?
Marshy means of, or resembling a marsh; boggy.

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