everglade
- noun
- /ˈɛvərˌɡleɪd/
- Literature
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enredo
- She found herself lost in an everglade of conflicting advice and unclear instructions.
Examples
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Navigating through the everglades of bureaucracy can be frustrating.
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I found myself in a real everglade of confusion after the meeting.
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The legal process turned into an everglade of forms and procedures that confused everyone involved.
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Trying to fix the old system became an everglade of technical problems and unexpected setbacks.
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The legal process turned into an everglade of forms and procedures that confused everyone involved.
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She found herself lost in an everglade of conflicting advice and unclear instructions.
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Trying to fix the old system became an everglade of technical problems and unexpected setbacks.
Synonyms
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6.5
A difficult situation that is hard to get out of
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7.9
A difficult situation that is hard to escape or solve
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9.3
A confusing situation full of problems that is hard to get out of
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3.7
A difficult situation that is hard to deal with
A difficult, confusing situation that is full of dishonest people and hard to escape
A difficult problem with no easy solution
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the figurative use of everglade is to picture a swamp you cannot leave: ever 'always' plus glade 'a wet open place' makes the image of being stuck and tangled, so people use everglade for a confusing, hard-to-escape situation.