Meaning & use
mired
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Stuck or deeply involved in a difficult, complicated, or unpleasant situation.
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The project remained mired in bureaucratic delays for over a year.
Their truck got mired in the mud after the heavy rain.
A note on using this word
Mired is often used figuratively for being trapped in problems, such as 'mired in debt' or 'mired in controversy,' as well as literally stuck in mud.
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Words with an opposite meaning
freedunencumbered
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