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uninflated

adjective

un·​in·​flat·​ed ˌən-in-ˈflā-təd How to pronounce uninflated (audio)
: not inflated
an uninflated balloon
uninflated prices

Examples of uninflated in a Sentence

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The subjects then climbed aboard a treadmill and walked for four minutes under each of six conditions: without the robot pants, with the robot pants but without the BAMs uninflated, and with the BAMs inflated. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Nov. 2025 An uninflated lifeboat and deck furniture have also already been recovered. Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 20 June 2025 One group acted as a control (no balloon), one as a sham (the balloon was uninflated), and the third was the treatment group (inflated device). New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024 Bad brakes and uninflated tires were known causes of fires, according to ADOT, Davila, and Chris Wonderly, spokesperson for the Bureau of Land Management. Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 16 June 2024 Children can also choke on uninflated balloons or balloon pieces of after it’s popped. Brie Stimson, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2023 These life vests keep a slim profile when uninflated. Field & Stream, 23 Mar. 2021 By inflating two of the tubes but not the third, the leg will bend in the direction of the uninflated tube. IEEE Spectrum, 24 May 2017

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uninflated was circa 1775

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“Uninflated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninflated. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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