morasses

Swamps or predicaments

Morasses is the plural of morass, a swampy or boggy area of soft, waterlogged ground that impedes passage.

The figurative sense dominates modern usage: a morass is any complicated, confused, or difficult situation that's hard to escape: The project became a morass of competing priorities.

We found ourselves in a morass of paperwork and regulations.

swamp

mire

Boggy, waterlogged terrain

bogAcidic peat wetland
quagmireSoft, wet ground
marshGrassy waterlogged lowland

fen · slough · swamp · wetland · marshland · bogland · peatland · bayou · fenland · waterlogged

difficulty

quagmire

Soft, wet ground

entanglementState of being intertwined
tangleTwisted mass of strands
predicamentDifficult, unpleasant situation

mess · muddle · confusion · complication · complexity · web · snare · trap · mire · imbroglio

hindrance

obstacle

Something blocking the way

impedimentThing that obstructs progress
barrierObstruction preventing passage
obstructionSomething blocking the way

encumbrance · bottleneck · deadlock · stalemate · gridlock · impasse · standstill · logjam · stagnation · inertia

stagnation

stagnant

Without movement or progress

sluggishSlow and inactive
inertInactive, physically or chemically
staticWithout motion or change

torpid · lethargic · dormant · moribund · sclerotic · deadlocked · paralyzed · stuck · mired · bogged

Opposites

terrain stability

morassesfirm ground

Stable, unyielding surface

solid ground · bedrock · terra firma · dry land · rock

situational clarity

morassesclarity

State of being understandable

clear path · smooth sailing · clear sailing · easy way out · open road

clarity/order

morassesorder

Methodical arrangement or request

clarity · organization · transparency · lucidity · simplicity

Family

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Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G