inflated

Speech parts

1. inflated - Adjective

2. inflated - Verb

4. inflated - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Inflate

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

swollen pompous bombastic bloated expanded exaggerated overstated grandiose bulging puffed overblown turgid high-flown engorged tumid
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Antonyms

deflated spartan low lower base simple
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Phrases with the word

becoming inflated inflated oval less inflated air-inflated tire be inflated inflated sense of self-importance

Anagrams

Tanfield

Examples

high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school Source: Internet

a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution Source: Internet

a hyperbolic style Source: Internet

A 2003 measurement study of Internet routes found that, between pairs of neighboring ISPs, more than 30% of paths have inflated latency due to hot-potato routing, with 5% of paths being delayed by at least 12 ms. Source: Internet

According to Ferran, they set out on their trip at 4 a.m., dragging inflated rubber floats, or inner tubes, in case they needed them. Source: Internet

A comprehensive list of changes is: citation citation * Expenditure adjustments (education, healthcare, sports, culture) * Change in the structure of employment; reduce inflated payrolls and increase work in the non-state sector. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

inflatable-arm-flailing inflate inflate-a-date inflated oval inflated sense of self-importance inflatedly