inflated (Meaning)
inflated (s)
enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
inflated (imp. & p. p.)
of Inflate
inflated (a.)
Filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended; as, a balloon inflated with gas.
Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an inflated style.
Hollow and distended, as a perianth, corolla, nectary, or pericarp.
Distended or enlarged fictitiously; as, inflated prices, etc.
Synonyms & Antonyms of inflated
Synonyms:
- padded
- grandiose
- magnified
- unreasonable
- preposterous
- overplayed
- overemphasized
- embroidered
- embellished
- overweening
- overdone
- stretched
- overstated
- elaborated
- unreal
- hyped-up
- unrealistic
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
inflated Sentence Examples
- The tires of the car were dangerously inflated.
- The inflated balloon floated effortlessly in the air.
- The politician's ego was so inflated that he believed he was infallible.
- The value of the inflated currency dropped rapidly.
- The inflated cost of living made it difficult for people to survive.
- The inflated claims of the company were later proven to be false.
- The inflated expectations set people up for disappointment.
- The inflated prices at the store were outrageous.
- The inflated sense of superiority led to the team's downfall.
- The inflated ball made playing dodgeball virtually impossible.
FAQs About the word inflated
enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness, pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)of Inflate, Filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended;
exaggerated, overblown, bloated, enlarged,hyperbolized, overdrawn, outsized, outsize,padded, grandiose
reasonable, reasonable,realistic, realistic,
The tires of the car were dangerously inflated.
The inflated balloon floated effortlessly in the air.
The politician's ego was so inflated that he believed he was infallible.
The value of the inflated currency dropped rapidly.
