Thesaurus results for MORASS

morass

noun

mə-ˈras

as in tangle

something that catches and holds advised against becoming involved in that country's civil war, warning that escape from that morass might prove nigh impossible

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as in marsh

spongy land saturated or partially covered with water the distracted driver had driven his car off the road and into a morass

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Recent Examples of morass Texas public education is in a morass. —

Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026 The team behind Fitbit is launching a new consumer health company, betting on AI to help people wade through the morass of family health care. —

Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026 Kirk sought to construct a conservative populism that did not get mired in the morass of anti-Jewish conspiracism. —

Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026 For decades, business leaders have complained that California’s regulatory climate has overburdened companies across the state, blaming a morass of rules, permits and paperwork for pushing businesses and jobs out of state and holding back economic growth. —

Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for morass

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This can happen due to your natural hair texture, dryness, or environmental stressors like wind, friction from your pillowcase, or pollution—your cuticles can catch on each other like Velcro, Small says, causing tangles.

— Sarah Felbin, Allure, 26 Apr. 2026
Across the street, through a thick tangle of forest, the Khodymchuks’ building stood tall and gray in the snow.

— Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026