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inflated Definition

• (a) expanded by (or as if by) gas or air; "an inflated balloon"
• (s) enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "had an exaggerated (or inflated) opinion of himself"; "a hyperbolic style"
• (s) pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"
• (s) increased especially to abnormal levels; "the raised prices frightened away customers"; "inflated wages"; "an inflated economy"

inflated Synonyms

• exaggerated
• high-flown
• high-sounding
• hyperbolic
• inflated
• raised(a)