Words Like QUICKSAND

We have put together a list of words that are similar to QUICKSAND.

2 Alternative Words Similar to quicksand

1 Pit Noun      Synonym Words Like Pit
2 Situation Noun      Synonym Words Like Situation

7 definitions of quicksand

1 A movable sand-bank in a sea, lake, or river; a large mass of loose or moving sand mixed with water formed on many sea-coasts, at the mouths and in the channels of rivers, etc., sometimes dangerous to vessels, and especially to travelers.
2 To catch in a quicksand.
3 To cover with quicksands: as, a quicksanded coast.
4 Wet sand that things readily sink in, often found near rivers or coasts
5 Anything that pulls one down or buries one metaphorically
6 a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
7 a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
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