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puffiness

NOUN
inflation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boom expansion hike rise
STRONG
aggrandizement boost buildup distension enhancement enlargement escalation extension intensification prosperity spread tumefaction
WEAK
blowing up
Antonyms
STRONG
abridgment compression decrease reduction
WEAK
deflation shrinkage
NOUN
swelling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abscess blister bruise bump contusion inflammation injury nodule sore tumor welt
STRONG
boil bulge bunion carbuncle corn dilation distention enlargement hump increase knob node pimple pock protuberance puff pustule ridge tumescence wale wart weal
WEAK
knurl
Antonyms
STRONG
decrease depression

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Puffiness also hinders mobility and scope for styling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2018

Every one of the Kinds of right Thinking has its opposite, as every Virtue has its Vice; and the Sublime especially is apt to be mistaken in the Pomp and Puffiness of Description.

From An Essay on Criticism by Oldmixon, John

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