BLOAT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BLOAT?

Need another word that means the same as “bloat”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “bloat” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Bloat” are: swell, swell out, puff out, puff up, stick out, balloon, balloon out, balloon up, fill out, bag, belly

Bloat as a Verb

Definitions of "Bloat" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bloat” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Make bloated or swollen.
• Become bloated or swollen or puff up.
• Make or become swollen with fluid or gas.

Synonyms of "Bloat" as a verb (11 Words)

bag	Put something in a bag. Bags his jacket.
balloon	Ride in a hot air balloon. The trousers ballooned out below his waist.
balloon out	Ride in a hot-air balloon.
balloon up	Become inflated.
belly	Move or sit close to (a bar or table. Regulars who first bellied up to the bar years before.
fill out	Occupy the whole of.
puff out	Make proud or conceited.
puff up	Blow hard and loudly.
stick out	Be a mystery or bewildering to.
swell	(especially of a part of the body) become larger or rounder in size, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid. The water swells the wood.
swell out	Cause to become swollen.

Usage Examples of "Bloat" as a verb

• Hunger bloated the child's belly.
• The fungus has bloated their abdomens.
• The dead man's stomach was bloated.

Associations of "Bloat" (30 Words)

aggrandize	Enhance the reputation of (someone) beyond what is justified by the facts. He hoped to aggrandize himself by dying a hero s death.
amplify	Exaggerate or make bigger. Amplify sound.
balloon	Ride in a hot air balloon. I ate out of boredom and I just ballooned up.
broaden	Become larger in distance from side to side; widen. The river slowed and broadened out slightly.
buoyancy	The tendency to float in water or other liquid. I admired his buoyancy and persistent good humor.
dilate	Make or become wider, larger, or more open. The woman dilated her nostrils.
distend	Cause to expand as it by internal pressure. The distended bellies of the starving cows.
distension	The state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions. She complained of abdominal distension after meals.
diversify	Make or become more diverse or varied. New plants will diversify the habitat.
elongate	Long in relation to width elongated. An elongate tail tapering to a point.
enlarge	Make or become larger or more extensive. Very often a favourite photograph is enlarged and framed.
escalation	An increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy. The present escalation of global warming.
expand	Expand the influence of. Their business expanded into other hotels.
expanded	Being or having been enlarged or extended. Expanded polystyrene.
expansion	The political strategy of extending a state’s territory by encroaching on that of other nations. A small expansion of industry.
expansionist	Of or involving or guided by expansionism. The imperial government became increasingly bent on expansionist policies.
extend	Stretch out over a distance space time or scope run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point. Horses have the strength of character to extend themselves to their utmost limit.
helium	A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas.
increase	The amount by which something increases. They proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare.
inflate	Become inflated. Never use an air line on a garage forecourt to inflate your tyres.
lengthen	Make (a vowel or syllable) long. The mascara will lengthen your lashes.
magnification	A magnified reproduction of something. The lines are only visible under high magnification.
magnify	To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth. Praise the Lord and magnify Him.
maximize	Make the most of. The company was aiming to maximize profits.
rates	A local tax on property (usually used in the plural.
stretch	The capacity for being stretched. She could feel the stretch and pull of the muscles in her legs.
stretched	Relieved of stiffness by stretching. Well stretched muscles are less susceptible to injury.
stretching	Exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent.
swell	A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance. Her bruised knee was already swelling up.
widen	Extend in scope or range or area. His grin widened.