Synonyms for inflate
ɪnˈfleɪt

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1. inflate, blow up, expand, amplify(verb)

   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 stack

   Antonyms:
   deflate

2. inflate, blow up(verb)

   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 stack

   Antonyms:
   deflate

3. inflate(verb)

   cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit

   "The war inflated the economy"

   Synonyms:
   expand, billow, amplify, blow up, balloon

   Antonyms:
   deflate

4. inflate(verb)

   increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value

   "inflate the currency"

   Synonyms:
   expand, billow, amplify, blow up, balloon

   Antonyms:
   deflate

5. balloon, inflate, billow(verb)

   become inflated

   "The sails ballooned"

   Synonyms:
   blow up, amplify, heave, wallow, expand, balloon, surge, billow

   Antonyms:
   deflate

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. inflate(verb)

   Antonyms:
   deflate

2. inflate(verb)

   Antonyms:
   deflate

3. inflate(verb)

   To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).

   Antonyms:
   deflate

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. inflate

   Synonyms:
   distend, expand

   Antonyms:
   exhaust, empty, squeeze, flatten, compress

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. inflate(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   swell (by blowing), distend, expand, bloat, blow up

2. inflate(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   puff up, make conceited

3. inflate(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   enlarge, increase

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   swell, exaggerate

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