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inflated

[in-fley-tid] / ɪnˈfleɪ tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
exaggerated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bloated magnified overblown swollen
STRONG
aggrandized amplified augmented diffuse dilated distended enlarged extended filled grown overestimated puffed ranting spread stretched surcharged
WEAK
aureate bombastic dropsical euphuistic flatulent flowery fustian grandiloquent hot-air magniloquent ostentatious pompous pretentious prolix pumped-up rhapsodical rhetorical showy tumescent tumid turgid verbose windy wordy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
shrunken
STRONG
abbreviated abridged compressed contracted reduced
WEAK
deflated

Example Sentences

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Chelsea fans are "upset and confused" that a website part-owned by Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly is offering tickets for the club's FA Cup semi-final with Leeds at Wembley Stadium at hugely inflated values.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

In practice, resale sites offering tickets at inflated values contributes to ticket touting and leaves genuine fans at risk of missing out altogether on tickets to some events.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Later that year, Chinese regulators fined Hengda the equivalent of about $580 million for allegedly issuing fraudulent financial statements—which inflated revenue and profit—and using them in bond issuances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The companies’ intricate web of cross-shareholdings artificially inflated their share prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Another fairy entered a bubble and inflated it from the inside until it tripled in size and burst with a violet flash.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

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