inflated
Full of air
Inflated describes something filled or expanded with air or gas: an inflated balloon, inflated tires.
More often the word is figurative, meaning exaggerated or excessive beyond what's justified: inflated prices, inflated ego, inflated sense of importance.
Inflated language uses more words or fancier terms than necessary.
The connection is to something puffed up beyond its natural or proper size.
Exaggerated beyond reason
- overstatedClaimed more than true
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- overblownInflated beyond reasonable proportion
- puffed-upExcessively self-important
overdrawn · aggrandized · overdone · overwrought · grandiose · pompous · pretentious · bombastic
Swollen with air
- turgidSwollen or pompous
- engorgedSwollen from excess filling
- distendedSwollen from pressure within
- bloatedSwelled from excess
tumescent · bulging · edema · puffed · swelling · ballooned · congested · tight
Inflatable rubber sac
- tireLose strength or energy
- raftFlat water conveyance
- mattressPadded sleeping surface
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
bladder · cushion · bouncy castle · pool toy · life vest · air bag · inner tube · beach ball
Rated beyond actual worth
- overpricedCosting more than warranted
- bubbleAir-filled film sphere
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- devaluedLowered in worth
currency · cost-of-living · purchasing power · dollar · prices · economy · monetary · Fed
Excessive self-importance
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
self-importance · haughtiness · smugness · pomposity · boastfulness · overconfidence · narcissism · grandiosity
hyperbolic
Exaggerated beyond reason
- overstatedClaimed more than true
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- overblownInflated beyond reasonable proportion
puffed-up · overdrawn · aggrandized · overdone · overwrought · grandiose · pompous · pretentious · bombastic · magnified
puffy
Swollen with air
bloated · tumescent · bulging · edema · puffed · swelling · ballooned · congested · tight · stretched
balloon
Inflatable rubber sac
float · bladder · cushion · bouncy castle · pool toy · life vest · air bag · inner tube · beach ball · blimp
overvalued
Rated beyond actual worth
- overpricedCosting more than warranted
- bubbleAir-filled film sphere
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
devalued · currency · cost-of-living · purchasing power · dollar · prices · economy · monetary · Fed · interest rates
arrogance
Excessive self-importance
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
conceit · self-importance · haughtiness · smugness · pomposity · boastfulness · overconfidence · narcissism · grandiosity · big-headed
- bombastbombast, grandiloquence, magniloquence, pomposity, fustian
- price wordscheap, expensive, costly, affordable, pricey
- shellsseashells, sea shells, shell, clam, oyster
- theatricaltheatrical, dramatic, melodramatic, histrionic, hammy
- Overblown Wordspompous, bombastic, grandiose, overblown, pretentious
- tire conditionnew, worn, bald, flat, punctured
inflatedshrunken
Reduced from original dimensions
contracted · deflated · reduced · compressed · diminished
- wage inflationRising pay levels economy-wide
- inflation rateSpeed of rising costs
- inflation controlPolicies limiting price increases
- inflatable raftAir-filled watercraft
- inflatable boatAir-filled watercraft
- inflatable poolAir-filled wading basin
inflate, inflation, inflating, inflatable, inflates, inflations, hyperinflation, inflatables, inflater