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Inflate

🔄 Synonyms of "Inflate"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
expandverb	(transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
amplifyverb	(transitive) To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
blow upverb	Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, up.
balloonnoun	An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
billownoun	A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound

↔️ Antonyms of "Inflate"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
deflateverb	(transitive) To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Inflate"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
billowverb	To surge or roll in billows.
blow upverb	Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, up.
expandverb	(transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
amplifyverb	(transitive) To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
balloonverb	(intransitive) To increase or expand rapidly.
swellverb	(intransitive) To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.
blowverb	(intransitive) To produce an air current.
breatheverb	(intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
fillverb	(transitive, ergative) To make full
boostverb	(transitive, by extension) To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles.
growverb	(ergative) To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
cuffverb	(transitive) To handcuff.
increaseverb	(intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.
overemphasizeverb	To place too much emphasis on; to overstate the importance of.
overstateverb	(transitive) To exaggerate; to state or claim to a greater degree than reality.
exaggerateverb	To overstate, to describe more than the fact.
injectverb	(transitive) To administer an injection to (someone or something), especially of medicine or drugs.
magnifyverb	(transitive) To make (something) larger or more important.
falseverb	(electronics, telecommunications, of a decoder) To incorrectly decode noise as if it were a valid signal.
puffnoun	(countable) A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.