- exaggerated, hyperbolic, inflated - enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "had an exaggerated (or inflated) opinion of himself"; "a hyperbolic style"
Antonyms: decreased, reduced (indirect, via increased)
- inflated - expanded by (or as if by) gas or air; "an inflated balloon"
Antonyms: deflated, flat
- high-flown, high-sounding, inflated - pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"
Antonym: unpretentious (indirect, via pretentious)
- raised, inflated - increased especially to abnormal levels; "the raised prices frightened away customers"; "inflated wages"; "an inflated economy"
Antonyms: decreased, reduced (indirect, via increased)
- inflate, blow up - fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"
--1 is one way to expand
Antonyms: deflate
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun inflation4, noun inflater1, noun inflator1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- inflate, blow up, expand, amplify - exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
--2 is one way to increase
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- inflate - cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy"
--3 is one way to change, alter, modify
Antonyms: deflate
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun inflation1
Something ----s something
- inflate - increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"
--4 is one way to reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
Antonyms: deflate
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun inflation1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
- balloon, inflate, billow - become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
--5 is one way to expand
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun inflation4
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP