bloated

adjective

bloat·​ed ˈblō-təd 

: overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.

felt bloated from eating too much

a bloated body

—often used figuratively to describe something as having grown excessively large

a bloated budget

a bloated bureaucracy

Synonyms of bloated

• inflated
• exaggerated

Examples of bloated in a Sentence

I felt bloated from eating too much.

a bloated sense of his own importance

Recent Examples on the Web

The second film was a bit too bloated for my tastes and one that didn’t add much to what came before. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 June 2026

The gas in your stomach expands as the pressure drops, leaving you bloated. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026

Shoppers note that the shorts are roomy and don’t bunch up, and that the elastic waistband is forgiving even while bloated. — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026

Cabins aren’t fully pressurized, so the gas in your stomach expands at altitude and leaves you bloated. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1656, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bloated

• coated
• doted
• floated
• foetid
• gloated
• moated
• noted
• proteid
• quoted
• throated
• voted
• creosoted