Inflate synonyms
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To grow or increase rapidly, often to the point of becoming unmanageable, as prices or wages
To rise or cause to rise rapidly and suddenly:
To state in exaggerated terms.
To fill with air or gas
To fill with air or gas
To open (something) up or out; spread out:
To swell, as with water or air
To cause to expand, especially from internal pressure; dilate:
To increase in size or volume as a result of internal pressure; expand.
To make wider or larger; cause to expand or swell; stretch
(Idiomatic) To place items further apart.
To increase or rise quickly:
To move into and fully occupy a space:
(Law) To show an omission of a credit in (an account).
To make overstatements.
To cause to seem or appear larger than is really so; increase the apparent size of, esp. by means of a lens or lenses
To reach or put forth; extend:
To consider to be or cause to appear greater than is really the case; exaggerate:
To increase the effect or intensity of; heighten:
To increase or raise abnormally
(Electricity) To increase the voltage of (a circuit).
To gather together; collect:
To estimate or make appear to be of the greatest possible amount, value, or importance
To esteem too greatly.
To prepare for and undertake (an expedition, campaign, etc.)
To add an augment to
To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, etc.
underestimate (antonym)
deflate (antonym)
minimize. See syn. study at expand.expand (antonym)
fill (related)
increase (related)
To make larger or stronger; increase or extend (power, authority, etc.)
To blossom
To fill with great joy or happiness; delight:
To operate a pump.
let air out (antonym)
shrink (antonym)
contract (antonym)
compress (antonym)
To express with hyperbole.
To charge more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill
blow up out of proportion
lay-it-on-thick
stretch-the-truth
To surge, swell, or rise like or in a billow
To expand to an excessive or unwise degree
overstretch
Find another word for inflate. In this page you can discover 52 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for inflate, like: escalate, skyrocket, overstate, blow up, pump-up, puff-up, puff-out, expand, bloat, distend and swell.