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be inflated

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

become bloated 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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Read more: Home prices are overinflated in many parts of the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025

If, the argument goes, people really believed prices were wildly overinflated, they would sell and it would pop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

Scientists had speculated that the planet's overinflated radius resulted from a source of heat inside, said Zafar Rustamkulov, a Johns Hopkins doctoral student in planetary science who co-led the research.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2024

I remain unconvinced by this lad and his overinflated price tag.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2024

He patted his belly, which was the size of an overinflated basketball.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

be inflated

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