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 Sun Sentinel hit the nail on the head with regard to the bloated property values and stagnant millage rates (Property values keep growing. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026

The tax cut passage question would have resulted in reducing some $5 billion in tax revenue that, instead of continuing to increase a bloated $63 billion state budget, would be returned to the taxpayers. — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 25 June 2026

Since then, Gabbard and some lawmakers have argued the ODNI has become bloated and has added more bureaucracy to the intelligence community — worsening a problem it was created in part to resolve. — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 23 June 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