swampy terrain
Wet, muddy landscape
Swampy terrain is land characterized by waterlogged, soft ground—marshes, bogs, and wetlands where water saturates the soil.
The phrase appears in descriptions of difficult landscapes: The troops struggled through swampy terrain for days.
Figuratively, swampy terrain can describe any situation that's hard to navigate or escape: The negotiations became swampy terrain.
- fensMarshy, low-lying wetlands
- bogsSoft, wet terrain
- quagmiresBoggy, treacherous wetlands
- sinking feelingAnxious gut premonition
- cattailsTall wetland reed
mud · murky water · wet · marshes · cypress trees · bottomland · peatlands · pitcher plants · damp · sawgrass · tall reeds · mangroves · tupelo · quicksand · knee deep · brackish · floodplains · soggy
swampy terrainarid land
Region lacking water
desert · arid terrain · dry land · parched earth · arid landscape
swampy terrainsolid ground
Stable surface beneath
firm ground · rocky terrain · bedrock · stable footing · concrete
swampy terrainhigh ground
Elevated terrain offering advantage
upland · mesa · plateau · ridgeline · mountain slope