bogged
Sunk in mud
Bogged means stuck or slowed down, from the image of sinking into a bog.
A vehicle gets bogged in mud; a project gets bogged down in bureaucracy.
The phrase bogged down is nearly universal—without it, bogged sounds incomplete.
We got bogged down in details and missed the deadline.
Stuck in difficulty
- immobilizedMade unable to move
- trappedUnable to escape
- stalledStopped unexpectedly
- entangledTwisted together inseparably
snared · marooned · stranded · impeded · hampered · obstructed · paralyzed · rooted
Grassy waterlogged lowland
- mireBoggy, waterlogged terrain
- quagmireSoft, wet ground
- morassSwampy, confusing situation
- sloughBoggy ground or cast-off skin
wetland · peatland · bogland · fenland · muck · ooze · sludge · waterlogged
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- engulfedCompletely swallowed up
- besiegedSurrounded by attackers
bombarded · flooded · drowning · overburdened · deluged · buried · encumbered · laden
mired
Stuck in difficulty
- immobilizedMade unable to move
- trappedUnable to escape
- stalledStopped unexpectedly
entangled · snared · marooned · stranded · impeded · hampered · obstructed · paralyzed · rooted · wedged
marsh
Grassy waterlogged lowland
slough · wetland · peatland · bogland · fenland · muck · ooze · sludge · waterlogged · sodden
swamped
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- engulfedCompletely swallowed up
besieged · bombarded · flooded · drowning · overburdened · deluged · buried · encumbered · laden · taxed
boggedfreed
Released from confinement
unstuck · liberated · moving · progressing · advancing
boggedextricated
Released from entanglement
extracted · freed · grounded · on solid ground · stable
boggedstreamlined
Made smooth and efficient
efficient · focused · clear-headed · unburdened · unencumbered
- bogged downHindered, unable to advance
- bogging downSlowing to a halt
- boggles the mind
- mind bogglerSomething bewilderingly complex
- mud boggingRacing through waterlogged soil
boggy, boggle, bogging, bogginess, boggles, boggled, boggier, boggler