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

Need another word that means the same as “inflated”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “inflated” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Inflated” are: hyperbolic, high-flown, high-sounding, aerated, filled, puffed up, puffed out, increased, raised, exaggerated, magnified, unwarranted, immoderate, overblown, overripe, overstated

Inflated as an Adjective

Definitions of "Inflated" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “inflated” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Exaggerated.
• Excessively or unreasonably high.
• Pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals.
• Distended through being filled with air or gas.
• Enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness.

Synonyms of "Inflated" as an adjective (16 Words)

aerated	Supplied with carbon dioxide. Don t get so aerated.
exaggerated	Represented as greater than is true or reasonable. Thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes.
filled	Of purchase orders that have been filled. A large hall filled with rows of desks.
high-flown	Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style- Oliver Franks.
high-sounding	Pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals.
hyperbolic	(of language) deliberately exaggerated. A hyperbolic style.
immoderate	Not sensible or restrained; excessive. Immoderate drinking.
increased	Made greater in size or amount or degree.
magnified	Enlarged to an abnormal degree.
overblown	Past the stage of full bloom. His most rhetorically overblown screenplay.
overripe	Too ripe and beginning to turn soft. Overripe tomatoes.
overstated	Represented as greater than is true or reasonable.
puffed out	Gathered for protruding fullness.
puffed up	Gathered for protruding fullness.
raised	Embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery. Raised eyebrows.
unwarranted	Incapable of being justified or explained. Unwarranted jealousy.

Usage Examples of "Inflated" as an adjective

• A partially inflated balloon.
• Inflated salaries.
• You have a very inflated opinion of your worth.

Associations of "Inflated" (30 Words)

arty	Making a strong, affected, or pretentious display of being artistic or interested in the arts. A very arty film.
bloat	Make bloated or swollen. Hunger bloated the child s belly.
blowhard	A boastful or pompous person. Blowhard politicians.
bombastic	Ostentatiously lofty in style. Bombastic rhetoric.
braggart	Exhibiting self-importance. Braggart men.
distend	Become wider. The distended bellies of the starving cows.
dramatically	In a dramatic manner. His dramatically shaped canvases attracted critical acclaim.
enormously	Extremely. She has been enormously successful.
exaggerated	Regarded or represented as larger, better, or worse than in reality. An exaggerated opinion of oneself.
expand	Expand the influence of. His business expanded rapidly.
expanded	Denoting sheet metal slit and stretched into a mesh, used to reinforce concrete and other brittle materials. Expanded polystyrene.
grandiloquent	Puffed up with vanity. A grandiloquent and boastful manner.
grandiose	Conceived on a very grand or ambitious scale. The court s grandiose facade.
greatly	By a considerable amount; very much. I admire him greatly.
highly	To a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect. His colleagues think very highly of him.
immensely	To an exceedingly great extent or degree. Was immensely more important to the project as a scientist than as an administrator.
increase	The amount by which something increases. The increase is scheduled for next month.
magniloquent	Using high-flown or bombastic language.
overblown	Past the stage of full bloom. An overblown rose.
plenty	(often followed by `of’) a large number or amount or extent. I ve had plenty thanks.
pompous	Characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display. Processions and other pompous shows.
portentous	Of momentous or ominous significance- Herman Melville. The author s portentous moralizings.
poseur	A person who behaves affectedly in order to impress others.
pretentious	Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed. A pretentious scholarly edition.
price	Determine the price of. Large cars are dropping in price.
prohibitively	In a way that forbids or prevents something. Most of the products are priced prohibitively.
skyrocket	(of a price, rate, or amount) increase very steeply or rapidly. Prices skyrocketed.
snobbish	Befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior. The writer takes a rather snobbish tone.
stagflation	Persistent high inflation combined with high unemployment and stagnant demand in a country’s economy.
very	Emphasizing an extreme point in time or space. The very God of Heaven.