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

Without a prenup, couples are forced to rely on the government during one of the most vulnerable times in their lives, often facing unnecessary financial strain while navigating outdated, bloated systems. —Julia Rodgers, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025

Well, a less bloated one, probably. —Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025

Dismantling federal agencies has long been a goal of many conservatives, who describe the federal bureaucracy as bloated and unaccountable. —Zac Anderson, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025

For almost the entire bloated two-hour run time, Black keeps his foot on the accelerator in the hope that audiences won’t notice the haphazard, barely logical plotting. —David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 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