inflated
adjective
in·flat·ed
in-ˈflā-təd 
1
: distended with air or gas
2
: expanded to an abnormal or unjustifiable volume or level
inflated prices
3
: elaborated or heightened by artificial or empty means
an inflated style of writing
4
: being hollow and enlarged or distended
Synonyms
Examples of inflated in a Sentence
a writer with an inflated reputation
an inflated style of writing
She objects to the inflated salaries that many professional athletes now receive.
Recent Examples on the Web
This paired nicely with a movie night at the dollar theater across the street — and saved teenage me a fortune by avoiding inflated concession stand prices.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Market stalls line the main roads, selling food pilfered from aid organizations at inflated prices, or bartered, while children haul yellow gallon water jugs back to their homes on makeshift carts.
—Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
For example, a seller’s agent can no longer offer to split commissions with a buyer’s agent on the databases commonly used to list homes, a practice that the home sellers in the lawsuits said had led to inflated commissions.
—Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
But that didn’t last long, and with the growing need to tame inflation, interest rates rose consecutively, introducing a new level of complexity for potential buyers who were now looking to purchase properties at an inflated price and at a higher interest rate.
—Frank Sorrentino, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
That’s about 20 times the inflated profit in Enron Corp.’s 2001 scandal.
—Kiuyan Wong, Fortune Asia, 26 Mar. 2024
But the bank unlawfully increased the principal balance amounts due on credit cards and charged compound interest on inflated balances, the plaintiffs claim.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2024
The inflated numbers enabled Evergrande to report significantly lower liabilities and leverage ratios.
—Kiuyan Wong, Fortune Asia, 26 Mar. 2024
Still, complaints from homeowners continued, including that home improvement contractors charged inflated costs and forged their signatures to get the loans processed.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Market stalls line the main roads, selling food pilfered from aid organizations at inflated prices, or bartered, while children haul yellow gallon water jugs back to their homes on makeshift carts.
—Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
For example, a seller’s agent can no longer offer to split commissions with a buyer’s agent on the databases commonly used to list homes, a practice that the home sellers in the lawsuits said had led to inflated commissions.
—Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
But that didn’t last long, and with the growing need to tame inflation, interest rates rose consecutively, introducing a new level of complexity for potential buyers who were now looking to purchase properties at an inflated price and at a higher interest rate.
—Frank Sorrentino, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
That’s about 20 times the inflated profit in Enron Corp.’s 2001 scandal.
—Kiuyan Wong, Fortune Asia, 26 Mar. 2024
But the bank unlawfully increased the principal balance amounts due on credit cards and charged compound interest on inflated balances, the plaintiffs claim.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2024
The inflated numbers enabled Evergrande to report significantly lower liabilities and leverage ratios.
—Kiuyan Wong, Fortune Asia, 26 Mar. 2024
Still, complaints from homeowners continued, including that home improvement contractors charged inflated costs and forged their signatures to get the loans processed.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Inflated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inflated. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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