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(adjective) expanded by (or as if by) gas or air; "an inflated balloon" |
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Antonyms: deflated |
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(satellite adjective) increased especially to abnormal levels; "the raised prices frightened away customers"; "inflated wages"; "an inflated economy" |
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Synonyms: raised |
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(satellite adjective) enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "had an exaggerated (or inflated) opinion of himself"; "a hyperbolic style" |
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Synonyms: exaggerated, hyperbolic |
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(satellite adjective) (informal) pretentious; "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-flying dissertation on the means to attain social revolution" |
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Synonyms: high-flown, high-flying, high-sounding |
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