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

Miami also must figure out how to address the future of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, whose tenure with the franchise is on unstable ground because of his struggles in 2025, bloated salary, and the regime change. —Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2026

Hill gave two great years in his four with the Dolphins, but was on the chopping block with a bloated 2026 price even before his nasty knee injury. —Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026

If this were the NFL or NBA, the club would be desperately trying to shed Lozano’s bloated salary to create cap space. —Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026

Our bloated budget is over-burdened by waste, fraud, and decadence. —Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 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