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inflated
in·flat·ed I0131300 (ĭn-flā′tĭd)adj.1. Filled or expanded by or as if by gas or air.2. Unduly enlarged or aggrandized; swollen: an inflated estimate; an inflated ego.3. Full of empty or pretentious language; bombastic.4. Raised or expanded to abnormal levels: an inflated economy; inflated wages.5. Hollow and enlarged: an inflated calyx.inflated (ɪnˈfleɪtɪd) adjinflated amounts or prices are higher than they should bemaking something seem better or more important than it really is; exaggeratedfilled with airin•flat•ed (ɪnˈfleɪ tɪd)
adj. 1. distended with air or gas; swollen. 2. puffed up, as with pride. 3. turgid or bombastic: inflated prose. 4. unduly increased in level or amount: inflated costs. 5. Bot. hollow and enlarged or swelled out. [1645–55] in•flat′ed•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | inflated - enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "a hyperbolic style"hyperbolicincreased - made greater in size or amount or degree | | 2. | inflated - pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"high-flown, high-soundingcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechpretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" |
inflatedadjective1. raised, high, increased, enormous, unfair, excessive, exaggerated, extravagant, unreasonable, sky-high, inordinate, immoderate They had to buy everything at inflated prices at the ranch store.2. blown-up, pumped-up, filled-up, aerated Ninety per cent of vehicles had wrongly inflated tyres.3. exaggerated, excessive, swollen, amplified, hyped, exalted, overblown They had an inflated idea of how good they were.4. elaborate, involved, fancy, detailed, complex, complicated, decorated, extravagant, ornamented, high-flown, ornate, fussy, showy, ostentatious, bombastic, hyperbolic, grandiloquent Some of the most inflated prose is held up for ridicule.inflatedadjectiveFilled up with or as if with something insubstantial:flatulent, overblown, tumescent, tumid, turgid, windy.TranslationsgonfiatoinflazionatomontatoIdiomsSeeinflateinflated
inflated[in′flād·əd] (biology) Distended, applied to a hollow structure. Open and enlarged. (engineering) Filled or distended with air or gas. inflated
Synonyms for inflatedadj raisedSynonyms- raised
- high
- increased
- enormous
- unfair
- excessive
- exaggerated
- extravagant
- unreasonable
- sky-high
- inordinate
- immoderate
adj blown-upSynonyms- blown-up
- pumped-up
- filled-up
- aerated
adj exaggeratedSynonyms- exaggerated
- excessive
- swollen
- amplified
- hyped
- exalted
- overblown
adj elaborateSynonyms- elaborate
- involved
- fancy
- detailed
- complex
- complicated
- decorated
- extravagant
- ornamented
- high-flown
- ornate
- fussy
- showy
- ostentatious
- bombastic
- hyperbolic
- grandiloquent
Synonyms for inflatedadj filled up with or as if with something insubstantialSynonyms- flatulent
- overblown
- tumescent
- tumid
- turgid
- windy
Synonyms for inflatedadj enlarged beyond truth or reasonablenessSynonymsRelated Wordsadj pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)SynonymsRelated Words |