Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun quicksand

2 senses of quicksand

Sense 1
quicksand -- (a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy)
       => situation -- (a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple")

Sense 2
quicksand -- (a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down)
       => pit, cavity -- (a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body")