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

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Inflation as a Noun
Definitions of "Inflation" as a noun
Synonyms of "Inflation" as a noun (35 Words)
Usage Examples of "Inflation" as a noun
Associations of "Inflation" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Inflation” are: rising prices, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, exaggeration, overemphasis, magnification, amplification, dramatization, colouring, embroidery, embellishment, enhancement, extravagance, hyperbole, excessiveness, overestimation, overvaluation, aggrandizement, growth, rise, enlargement, expansion, extension, multiplication, elevation, swelling, increase, gain, mounting, escalation

Inflation as a Noun

Definitions of "Inflation" as a noun

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

(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang.
(in some theories of cosmology) a very brief exponential expansion of the universe postulated to have interrupted the standard linear expansion shortly after the Big Bang.
A brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang.
The action of inflating something or the condition of being inflated.
Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity.
The act of filling something with air.
A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
A general and progressive increase in prices.

Synonyms of "Inflation" as a noun (35 Words)

aggrandizement	The act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something. The aggrandizement* of the king.*
amplification	The process of increasing the volume of sound, especially using an amplifier. A few remarks added in amplification* and defense.*
colouring	The timbre of a musical sound. Paint the eggs using edible food colourings.
dramatization	Conversion into dramatic form. He led an agitation for the reform of copyright law to prevent the dramatization* of novels without the author s sanction.*
elevation	A scale drawing showing the vertical projection of one side of a building. A prayer recommended for lay people at the elevation* of the Host.*
embellishment	A detail, especially one that is untrue, added to a statement or story to make it more interesting. Stripped of her embellishments the core of hard fact was disappointingly small.
embroidery	Elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail. Fanciful embroidery* of the facts.*
enhancement	An increase or improvement in quality, value, or extent. This programme of enhancements will improve the daily experience of passengers.
enlargement	The action or state of enlarging or being enlarged. Talks on the enlargement* of the EU.*
escalation	An increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy. There was a gradual escalation* of hostilities.*
exaggeration	Extravagant exaggeration. He was prone to exaggeration.
excessiveness	Immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits.
expansion	The increase in the volume of fuel on combustion in the cylinder of an engine, or the piston stroke in which this occurs. A small expansion* of industry.*
extension	A subsidiary telephone in a large building, on a line leading from the main switchboard but having its own additional number. She has amazing extension.
extravagance	Excessive elaboration. Salmon trout is an unnecessary extravagance.
gain	A quantity that is added. They recorded the cattle s gain* in weight over a period of weeks.*
growth	The process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level. A growth* of hair.*
hyperbole	Extravagant exaggeration. He vowed revenge with oaths and hyperboles.
increase	A change resulting in an increase. He gave me an increase* in salary.*
magnification	The degree to which something is or can be magnified. This microscope should give a magnification* of about 100.*
mounting	The action of mounting something. The mounting* of rapid fire guns.*
multiplication	The act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production. These formulae involve a number of multiplications.
ostentation	The pretentious or showy display of wealth and luxury, designed to impress. The office was spacious but without any trace of ostentation.
ostentatiousness	Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity.
overemphasis	Excessive emphasis. The overemphasis* on nuclear weapons.*
overestimation	A calculation that results in an estimate that is too high. The formula we used resulted in overestimation* of energy needs.*
overvaluation	An appraisal that is too high.
pomposity	Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity. His reputation for arrogance and pomposity.
pompousness	Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity.
pretentiousness	Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity.
puffiness	An abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement.
rise	The property possessed by a slope or surface that rises. Non supervisory staff were given a 5 per cent rise.
rising prices	Organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another.
splashiness	Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity.
swelling	The increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water. The lobes are prominent swellings on the base of the brain.

Usage Examples of "Inflation" as a noun

The inflation of a balloon.
In inflation everything gets more valuable except money.
The gross inflation of salaries.
Policies aimed at controlling inflation.
High inflation rates.
Tax allowances and excise duties were increased in line with inflation.
A reduction in annual inflation from 84 per cent to 7 per cent.

Associations of "Inflation" (30 Words)

bloat	Make bloated or swollen. The dead man s stomach was bloated.
bonanza	A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money. A bonanza* year for the computer industry.*
bonus	An extra dividend or issue paid to the shareholders of a company. Good weather is an added bonus* but the real appeal is the landscape.*
boom	Grow vigorously. The boom* of the bittern may be enjoyed in the country.*
burgeon	Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish. The burgeoning population.
currency	The time during which something is in use or operation. No claim had been made during the currency* of the policy.*
dilate	Become wider. His pupils were dilated.
ding	Go ding dong like a bell. Cash registers were dinging softly.
distend	Cause to expand as it by internal pressure. Air is introduced into the stomach to distend* it.*
exceed	Be or do something to a greater degree. The Tribunal s decision clearly exceeds its powers under the statute.
excel	Be exceptionally good at or proficient in an activity or subject. The keeper excelled himself to keep out an Elliott header.
flourish	A bold or extravagant gesture or action, made especially to attract attention. A flourish* of trumpets.*
grow	Become attached by or as if by the process of growth. We grow* wheat here.*
growth	A tumour or other abnormal formation. The government aims to get growth* back into the economy.*
inflationary	Characterized by or tending to cause monetary inflation. Inflationary prices.
outpace	Go, rise, or improve faster than. Import growth outpaced export growth in the second quarter.
outstrip	Move faster than and overtake (someone else. Supply far outstripped demand.
overvalue	Fix the value of (something, especially a currency) at too high a level. Sterling was overvalued against the dollar.
precede	Come before (something) in time. He preceded the book with a collection of poems.
price	Determine the price of. What price* glory.*
prosper	Succeed in material terms; be financially successful. Areas where grey squirrels cannot prosper.
prosperous	Very lively and profitable. A prosperous* moment to make a decision.*
rates	A local tax on property (usually used in the plural.
rise	Rise to one s feet. The dead are to uprise.
skyrocket	A rocket designed to explode high in the air as a signal or firework. Prices skyrocketed.
stagflation	Persistent high inflation combined with high unemployment and stagnant demand in a country’s economy.
surpass	Be better than. Pre war levels of production were surpassed in 1929.
thrive	Prosper; flourish. The new baby thrived.
upsurge	A sudden or abrupt strong increase. An upsurge* in violent crime.*
windfall	Fruit that has fallen from the tree. Members are to get an average 520 cash windfall* for voting yes to the merger.*