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

• 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

With its swollen, bloated feet oozing pus, the elephant will meander through the forest for many days. —Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025

Some might still point to a bloated squad at Stamford Bridge but their transfer business has equipped them with greater attacking versatility, which should allow them to battle on multiple fronts for the upcoming season. —Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025

So what happens next, now that the bloated Butner has been sentenced? —Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025

This combination might slow digestion, and the dry chia may clump together in your stomach, causing a heavy or bloated feeling. —Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 7 Aug. 2025

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