Definitions

quicksand

[kwik-sand] / ˈkwɪkˌsænd /

NOUN

mire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

quagmire

STRONG

bog dirt fen glop goo gunk marsh moss mud ooze slime swamp

NOUN

pitfall

Synonyms

STRONGEST

danger difficulty drawback peril risk snag

STRONG

catch downfall entanglement hook mesh mousetrap pit setup snare swindle toil web

WEAK

booby trap deadfall

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage safety security

WEAK

blessing good luck

NOUN

quagmire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

morass

STRONG

fen marsh marshland mire moss quag slough swamp

Antonyms

WEAK

blessing solution success

NOUN

snare

Synonyms

STRONG

allurement bait catch come-on deception decoy enticement entrapment lure net noose pitfall temptation trick wire

WEAK

booby trap inveiglement seducement

Antonyms

STRONG

frankness honesty repulsion

WEAK

freedom liberation

NOUN

trap

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambush bait booby trap device net pitfall ploy quagmire ruse

STRONG

allurement ambuscade artifice come-on conspiracy deception decoy dragnet enticement feint gambit hook intrigue lasso lure machination maneuver noose plot prank snag stratagem subterfuge temptation wile

WEAK

inveiglement seducement

Antonyms

STRONG

frankness honesty honor openness truth truthfulness

Example Sentences

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"Everything changes," he said, adding "It seems like quicksand."

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

We’re sinking into a quicksand of tiny, dumb administrative tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

For the next eight years, as if submerging into quicksand, I sank deeper into debt.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

Throughout it all, as if battling to emerge from quicksand, Blanchett commits to Lilith’s fierce nonchalance.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024

I felt like I was trapped in quicksand; would he ever get anything right?

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe

quicksand

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