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- Dictionaryinflated/ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. distended through being filled with air or gas: "a partially inflated balloon" Similar Opposite
- 2. excessively or unreasonably high: "inflated salaries" Similar Opposite
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INFLATE definition: 1. to make something increase in size by filling it with air, or to increase in size when filled…. Learn more.
The meaning of INFLATED is distended with air or gas. How to use inflated in a sentence.
INFLATED definition: 1. Inflated prices, costs, numbers, etc. are higher than they should be, or higher than people…. Learn more.
1. Filled or expanded by or as if by gas or air. 2. Unduly enlarged or aggrandized; swollen: an inflated estimate; an inflated ego. 3. Full of empty or pretentious language; bombastic. 4. Raised or expanded to abnormal levels: an inflated economy; inflated wages. 5. Hollow and enlarged: an inflated calyx.
1. : to swell or distend with air or gas. 2. : to puff up : elate. inflate one's ego. 3. : to expand or increase abnormally or imprudently. intransitive verb. : to become inflated. inflator noun. or inflater. in-ˈflā-tər. Choose the Right Synonym for inflate. expand, amplify, swell, distend, inflate, dilate mean to increase in size or volume.
1. inflated amounts or prices are higher than they should be. His offence had been to quote inflated prices. 2. making something seem better or more important than it really is; exaggerated. inflated notions of romance. 3. filled with air. an inflated mattress. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
[transitive] inflate something to make something appear to be more important or impressive than it really is. The media have grossly inflated the significance of this meeting. [transitive, intransitive] inflate (something) to increase the price of something; to increase in price.
Although we usually think of the word inflate as referring to blowing air or gas into a balloon or a tire, anything that grows larger, from food prices to an egoist's self-image, can be inflated. When an item becomes scarce, its price is likely to be inflated.
1. to distend; swell or puff out; dilate. 2. to expand or distend with air or gas: to inflate a balloon.
If it's puffed up and overrated, it's probably inflated — a simple adjective that means blown out of proportion or exaggerated.
