mired

M3I1R1E1D2

adjective

Stuck in mud; plunged or fixed in mud.

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involvedencumbered
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Meanings

mired1

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of mire
adjectivemired (comparative more mired, superlative most mired)

comparative more mired · superlative most mired

  1. Stuck in mud; plunged or fixed in mud.
  2. figurativelyInvolved in trouble or difficulty.
  3. figurativelyConfused or perplexed.

mired2

nounmired (plural mireds)

plural mireds

  1. A unit of measurement for color temperature.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveentangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire

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involvedencumbered
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encumberedinvolved

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From micro reciprocal degree.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mired

requireddesiredacquiredinspiredretiredwiredfiredexpiredunexpiredundesireduninspiredattiredunfiredspiredovertiredesquiredoverfiredsemiretiredsuspiredtyredunadmiredunderfiredunhiredunretired
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Anagrams

dimerDemirrimed
Cite this entry
APA

mired. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mired

MLA

“mired.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mired. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mired,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mired.

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