: 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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Director Lear deBessonet has chosen wisely in the first production of her inaugural season as Artistic Director of Lincoln Center Theater, resurrecting the grand, however imperfect musical Ragtime, first staged on Broadway in a bloated 1998 production.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
And although vehicles have become much more fuel efficient over the last 15 years, the bloated size of vehicles undercuts that efficiency.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Waking up feeling backed up and bloated is no fun, but simple nighttime habits can set you up for smoother mornings and regular bowel movements.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
Hook is a strange movie – bloated, to be sure, but also filled with lots of emotional dynamite that’s clearly coming from a very personal place for the director.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
And although vehicles have become much more fuel efficient over the last 15 years, the bloated size of vehicles undercuts that efficiency.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Waking up feeling backed up and bloated is no fun, but simple nighttime habits can set you up for smoother mornings and regular bowel movements.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
Hook is a strange movie – bloated, to be sure, but also filled with lots of emotional dynamite that’s clearly coming from a very personal place for the director.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 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 24 Oct. 2025.
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