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