Definitions

distent

[dih-stent] / dɪˈstɛnt /

ADJECTIVE

puffy

Synonyms

WEAK

billowy bloated blown bulgy distended enlarged expanded full increased inflamed inflated puffed up

Antonyms

WEAK

flat tight unswollen

ADJECTIVE

swollen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bloated inflamed inflated

STRONG

distended puffed

WEAK

bulgy puffy tumescent tumid

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deflated shrunken

WEAK

compressed contracted

ADJECTIVE

tumescent

Synonyms

WEAK

bloated bulging bulgy bursting distended enlarged expanding inflated puffed puffy tumid

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The golden sash about his body Could scarce keep in his swollen belly Distent with honey-suckle jelly.

From The Two Twilights by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)

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