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Synonyms for inflate
ɪnˈfleɪtin·flate
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Princeton's WordNet
inflate, blow up, expand, amplifyverb
exaggerate or make bigger
"The charges were inflated"
Synonyms:
balloon, go ballistic, lucubrate, expatiate, puff out, exposit, detonate, have kittens, flip one's wig, embroider, puff up, expound, flesh out, puff, hit the roof, explode, throw a fit, boom, extend, combust, spread out, flip one's lid, magnify, dilate, amplify, pad, embellish, lard, fly off the handle, set off, lose one's temper, overstate, enlarge, billow, blow a fuse, hit the ceiling, blow up, flourish, exaggerate, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, elaborate, thrive, expand, aggrandize, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, dramatize, blow one's stackAntonyms:
deflateinflate, blow upverb
fill with gas or air
"inflate a balloons"
Synonyms:
balloon, go ballistic, puff out, detonate, have kittens, flip one's wig, embroider, puff up, puff, hit the roof, explode, throw a fit, combust, flip one's lid, magnify, amplify, pad, embellish, lard, fly off the handle, set off, lose one's temper, enlarge, billow, blow a fuse, hit the ceiling, blow up, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, expand, aggrandize, dramatize, blow one's stackAntonyms:
deflateinflateverb
cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit
"The war inflated the economy"
Synonyms:
expand, billow, amplify, blow up, balloonAntonyms:
deflateinflateverb
increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
"inflate the currency"
Synonyms:
expand, billow, amplify, blow up, balloonAntonyms:
deflateballoon, inflate, billowverb
become inflated
"The sails ballooned"
Synonyms:
blow up, amplify, heave, wallow, expand, balloon, surge, billowAntonyms:
deflate
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List of paraphrases for "inflate":
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2479 | enlarge | |
#3129 | expand | |
#4532 | extend | |
#5030 | pad | |
#7386 | boom | |
#8246 | balloon | |
#9536 | surge | |
#13066 | elaborate | |
#16522 | swell | |
#18108 | puff | |
#18201 | explode | |
#18549 | thrive | |
#23713 | flourish | |
#29947 | magnify | |
#36507 | amplify | |
#38823 | inflate | |
#43382 | lard | |
#52027 | exaggerate | |
#53507 | heave | |
#65818 | embellish | |
#69319 | detonate | |
#71111 | wallow | |
#73071 | overstate | |
#75307 | expound | |
#83704 | embroider | |
#84676 | dilate | |
#115292 | dramatize | |
#119460 | combust | |
#146716 | billow | |
#237497 | overdraw | |
#285764 | aggrandize | |
#321810 | distend |
How to use inflate in a sentence?
Having won enough seats, Fumio Kishida does n’t need to inflate the spending package to counter opposition proposals for bigger fiscal stimulus.
Now it's easy to try to cut costs by holding down or decreasing pay and other investments to inflate quarterly stock prices, but I would argue that's bad for business in the long run, workers are assets. Investing in them pays off. Higher wages pay off. And training pays off.
All the FTSE 100 companies, except for financials, with majority earnings outside the UK are boosted by the substantial fall in sterling which will inflate overseas earnings in the next results.
The board and management are deeply disappointed at the breach of trust that led to the accounts of the Windows business being misreported to inflate profitability.
Iran will be a party in this conflict, and Sadr is aware that Iran could be what pushes the Coordination Framework to try to inflate its influence in the political scene in Iraq.
Translations for inflate
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- inflar, unflarCatalan, Valencian
- aufpumpen, aufblähen, aufblasenGerman
- φουσκώνωGreek
- hinchar, inflarSpanish
- باد کردنPersian
- täyttää, täyttyäFinnish
- gonfler, enflerFrench
- sèidScottish Gaelic
- felfúvódik, felfújHungarian
- enfiareItalian
- 膨らむJapanese
- 부풀리다Korean
- infloLatin
- надувува, дуваMacedonian
- inchar, inflarPortuguese
- umflaRomanian
- наполнять, накачивать, накачаться, надуться, надуть, наполняться, накачиваться, накачать, надувать, наполниться, надуваться, наполнитьRussian
- blåsa uppSwedish
- 膨胀Chinese
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