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become bloated

VERB

swell

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accumulate add to balloon bloat bulge enlarge expand fatten grow increase mount rise surge

STRONG

aggravate amplify augment belly billow blister dilate distend enhance extend heighten intensity plump pouch pout protrude puff tumefy uprise

WEAK

be inflated become distended become swollen fill out grow larger puff up round out well up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abridge decline decrease diminish drop fall lessen lose lower reduce shrink slump

STRONG

compress condense contract curtail shorten

WEAK

concentrate

Example Sentences

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Have they become bloated and inefficient, with their high swipe fees and exorbitant interest rates and empty promises of free tickets?

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2024

Investors fear that multidivisional businesses become bloated bureaucracies where each division is underperforming and hiring the right employees is challenging, with resources poorly allocated.

From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2023

Just as roads are built to accommodate maximum rush-hour traffic and then spend many hours looking overbuilt, so transit has become bloated to meet peak demand.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2021

It argues that modern police work has become bloated and includes a lot of services that have little to do with violent crime.

From Washington Times • Nov. 24, 2020

This explained how the fish had died—for, of course, place a saltwater fish in fresh water and it will quickly become bloated and die.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

become bloated

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