: 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 largea bloated budget
a bloated bureaucracy
Examples of bloated in a Sentence
I felt bloated from eating too much.
a bloated sense of his own importance
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Instead, the most advanced health care system on the planet has been engineered by politicians to transfer dollars from taxpayers to corporations and bloated government programs.
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Anthony Digiorgio, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025
The public sector across the world can often seem bloated and inert.
—Adrian Wooldridge, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025
My core felt stronger and my bloated lower belly, tighter.
—Essence, 5 Dec. 2025
On one end of the spectrum, feeling backed up can leave you bloated, sluggish, gassy and uncomfortable.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
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Anthony Digiorgio, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025
The public sector across the world can often seem bloated and inert.
—Adrian Wooldridge, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025
My core felt stronger and my bloated lower belly, tighter.
—Essence, 5 Dec. 2025
On one end of the spectrum, feeling backed up can leave you bloated, sluggish, gassy and uncomfortable.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bloated
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“Bloated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloated. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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