quagmire

Questions about quagmire

What does quagmire mean?

quagmire means "a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot".

How many syllables are in quagmire?

quagmire has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈkwæɡˌmaɪɚ/.

What is another word for quagmire?

Close synonyms include mire, quag, morass, slack. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is quagmire a common word?

quagmire is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.