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- [in-fley-tid]
- /ɪnˈfleɪ tɪd/
- /ɪnˈfleɪ.tɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-fley-tid]
- /ɪnˈfleɪ tɪd/
Definitions of inflated word
- adjective inflated distended with air or gas; swollen. 1
- adjective inflated puffed up, as with pride. 1
- adjective inflated turgid or bombastic: his inflated prose. 1
- adjective inflated unduly increased in level: inflated costs. 1
- adjective inflated Economics. unduly expanded in amount, value, or size; characterized by inflation. 1
- adjective inflated Botany. hollow and enlarged or swelled out: inflated perianth. 1
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Origin of inflated
First appearance:
before 1645 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1645-55; inflate + -ed2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Inflated
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
inflated popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
inflated usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for inflated
adj inflated
- bloated — If someone's body or a part of their body is bloated, it is much larger than normal, usually because it has a lot of liquid or gas inside it.
- swollen — a past participle of swell.
- overblown — (of a flower) past the stage of full bloom; more than full-blown: an overblown rose.
- grown — advanced in growth: a grown boy.
- diffuse — to pour out and spread, as a fluid.
adjective inflated
- exaggerated — That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.
- extravagant — Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.
- aggrandized — Simple past tense and past participle of aggrandize.
- amplified — Simple past tense and past participle of amplify.
- dilated — Simple past tense and past participle of dilate.
Antonyms for inflated
adj inflated
- shrunken — a past participle of shrink.
- deflated — having lost confidence, hope, or optimism
- abbreviated — made into a shorter form
- abridged — An abridged book or play has been made shorter by removing some parts of it.
- compressed — Compressed air or gas is squeezed into a small space or container and is therefore at a higher pressure than normal. It is used especially as a source of power for machines.
adjective inflated
- understated — restrained in design, presentation, etc.; low-key: the understated elegance of the house.
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