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Synonyms for inflated
Verb
- 1. inflate, blow up, expand
- usage: fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"
- 2. inflate, blow up, expand, amplify, increase
- usage: exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
- 3. inflate, change, alter, modify
- usage: cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy"
- 4. inflate, reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
- usage: increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"
- 5. balloon, inflate, billow, expand
- usage: become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
Adjective
- 1. exaggerated, hyperbolic, inflated, increased (vs. decreased)
- usage: enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "had an exaggerated (or inflated) opinion of himself"; "a hyperbolic style"
- 2. inflated (vs. deflated), blown-up(prenominal), blown up(predicate)
- usage: expanded by (or as if by) gas or air; "an inflated balloon"
- 3. high-flown, high-sounding, inflated, pretentious (vs. unpretentious)
- usage: pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"
- 4. raised(prenominal), inflated, increased (vs. decreased)
- usage: increased especially to abnormal levels; "the raised prices frightened away customers"; "inflated wages"; "an inflated economy"
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