Synonyms for inflation
ɪnˈfleɪ ʃənin·fla·tion

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1. inflationnoun

   Antonyms:
   deflation

2. inflationnoun

   The inflation of the balloon took five hours.

   Antonyms:
   deflation

3. inflationnoun

   Antonyms:
   deflation

4. inflationnoun

   Antonyms:
   deflation

5. inflationnoun

   Antonyms:
   deflation

6. inflationnoun

   Antonyms:
   deflation

7. inflationnoun

   Antonyms:
   deflation

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

1. inflation, rising pricesnoun

   a general and progressive increase in prices

   "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money"

   Synonyms:
   puffiness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, ostentation, splashiness, ostentatiousness, rising prices

   Antonyms:
   deflation, disinflation

2. inflationnoun

   (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang

   Synonyms:
   puffiness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, ostentation, splashiness, ostentatiousness, rising prices

   Antonyms:
   disinflation, deflation

3. ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflationnoun

   lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

   Synonyms:
   swelling, puffiness, fanfare, pomposity, flash, pretension, rising prices, largeness, pretentiousness, ostentation, splashiness, lump, ostentatiousness, pompousness

   Antonyms:
   deflation, disinflation

4. inflationnoun

   the act of filling something with air

   Synonyms:
   puffiness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, ostentation, splashiness, ostentatiousness, rising prices

   Antonyms:
   deflation, disinflation

Matched Categories

1. • Cosmology
   • Expansion
   • Explosion
   • Inelegance

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inflationnoun

   Synonyms:
   swelling (by air), distention, expansion, blowing up

2. inflationnoun

   Synonyms:
   conceit, conceitedness, self-conceit, self-sufficiency, self-complacency

3. inflationnoun

   Synonyms:
   increase, enlargement

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1. inflationnoun

   Synonyms:
   distention, expansion

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1. List of paraphrases for "inflation":

   inflationary, inflation, inflator, swelling

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1. Mark Hackett:

   Sentiment and market momentum have turned decidedly negative, earnings fears have now joined inflation and Federal Reserve at the front of mind of investors.

2. Janet Yellen:

   Are there risks? Of course. I don’t want to downplay the risks here, but I do think that’s possible. we’re seeing those supply chain bottlenecks that boosted inflation, they’re beginning to resolve.

3. Eric Liu:

   When the network traffic increases, the pressure on censorship is also mounting. Within the Great Firewall, everybody is facing stricter and stricter censorship — it's like inflation, censorship is expanding everywhere, which means companies need to hire more people.

4. James Camp:

   No one wants to pay up for inflation protection. The Fed must be concerned.

5. Jeremy Batstone-Carr:

   The Fed's statement earlier in the week helped to squeeze us higher. But the market doesn't have a high degree of conviction at the moment, the outlook remains one of sub-trend growth and low inflation. The downgrades in Italy illustrate that we're not out of the woods as far as growth is concerned.