bloated

bloat·ed

adj

Definition of BLOATED

1

a : being much larger than what is warranted <a bloated estimate> b : inflated 1

2

: obnoxiously vain <a bloated ego>

Examples of BLOATED

1. I felt bloated from eating too much.
2. <a bloated sense of his own importance>

First Known Use of BLOATED

1667

Related to BLOATED

Synonyms: exaggerated, hyperbolized, inflated, outsize (also outsized), overblown, overdrawn, overweening

Related Words: elaborated, embellished, embroidered, enlarged, hyped-up, magnified, overdone, overemphasized, overplayed, overstated, padded, stretched; grandiose, preposterous, unreal, unrealistic, unreasonable

Near Antonyms: realistic, reasonable

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Rhymes with BLOATED

coated, moated, noted, throated