ballooned
Grew dramatically larger
Ballooned means swelled or expanded dramatically, like a balloon inflating.
The word usually describes rapid, often unwelcome growth: The deficit ballooned to record levels, Her ankles ballooned in the heat.
It can also describe literal inflation: The sail ballooned in the wind.
Increased in volume
- inflatedExpanded with gas
- puffedFilled with air
- bloatedSwelled from excess
- bulgedExtended outward abnormally
distended · enlarged · engorged · dilated · stretched · billowed · plumped · rounded
Expanded with gas
- overblownInflated beyond reasonable proportion
- overstatedClaimed more than true
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- magnifiedIncreased in apparent size
amplified · puffed up · hyped · overemphasized · dramatized · aggrandized · stretched · blown up
Rose sharply and suddenly
- soaredFlew or rose dramatically
- explodedBurst violently outward
- spikedSecretly added alcohol
- rocketedMoved swiftly upward
escalated · jumped · shot up · multiplied · snowballed · proliferated · mounted · climbed
Amount still owed
- debtMoney owed another
- costsAmounts required to pay
- pricesAmounts charged for goods
- budgetPlan for spending
spending · expenses · inflation · hyperinflation · devaluation · depreciation · purchasing power · currency
swelled
Increased in volume
bulged · distended · enlarged · engorged · dilated · stretched · billowed · plumped · rounded · filled
inflated
Expanded with gas
- overblownInflated beyond reasonable proportion
- overstatedClaimed more than true
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
magnified · amplified · puffed up · hyped · overemphasized · dramatized · aggrandized · stretched · blown up · enhanced
skyrocketed
Rose sharply and suddenly
rocketed · escalated · jumped · shot up · multiplied · snowballed · proliferated · mounted · climbed · accelerated
deficit
Amount still owed
budget · spending · expenses · inflation · hyperinflation · devaluation · depreciation · purchasing power · currency · interest rates
- water balloonLiquid-filled latex pouch
- hot air balloonsBuoyant craft lifted by warmth
- go over like a lead balloonFail to impress anyone
- hot-air balloonBuoyant heated-envelope aircraft
- balloon animalsSculptures from inflated latex
- going over like a lead balloonFailing to impress anyone
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