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adjective
- 1. distended through being filled with air or gas: "a partially inflated balloon" Similar Opposite
- 2. excessively or unreasonably high: "inflated salaries" Similar Opposite
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INFLATED definition: 1. Inflated prices, costs, numbers, etc. are higher than they should be, or higher than people…. Learn more.
to become or to make something larger or more important: They inflated their part in the rescue every time they told the story. The star's ego has inflated to dangerous proportions. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. inflate verb [I or T] (ECONOMY) finance & economics specialized.
1. : distended with air or gas. 2. : expanded to an abnormal or unjustifiable volume or level. inflated prices. 3. : elaborated or heightened by artificial or empty means. an inflated style of writing. 4. : being hollow and enlarged or distended. Synonyms. bloated. exaggerated. hyperbolized. outsized. overblown. overdrawn. overweening.
adjective. distended with air or gas; swollen. puffed up, as with pride. turgid or bombastic: his inflated prose. unduly increased in level: inflated costs. Economics. unduly expanded in amount, value, or size; characterized by inflation. Botany. hollow and enlarged or swelled out: inflated perianth. Discover More. Other Words From.
adjective. 1. inflated amounts or prices are higher than they should be. His offence had been to quote inflated prices. 2. making something seem better or more important than it really is; exaggerated. inflated notions of romance. 3. filled with air. an inflated mattress. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Collins.
Definition of inflated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. : to swell or distend with air or gas. 2. : to puff up : elate. inflate one's ego. 3. : to expand or increase abnormally or imprudently. intransitive verb. : to become inflated. inflator noun. or inflater. in-ˈflā-tər. Choose the Right Synonym for inflate. expand, amplify, swell, distend, inflate, dilate mean to increase in size or volume.
inflated definition: Inflated prices, costs, numbers, etc are higher than they should be.. Learn more.
[VERB noun] Don's lifejacket had failed to inflate. [VERB] Synonyms: blow up, pump up, swell, balloon More Synonyms of inflate. 2. verb. If you say that someone inflates the price of something, or that the price inflates, you mean that the price increases. The promotion of a big release can inflate a film's final cost. [VERB noun]
to cause to expand or distend with air or gas: to inflate a balloon. to puff up with pride, satisfaction, etc. to elate. Economics. to expand (money, prices, an economy, etc.) unduly in amount, value, or size; affect with inflation. verb (used without object) , in·flat·ed, in·flat·ing. to become inflated.
