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