Synonyms of ballooned

ballooned 1 of 2

adjective

as in expanded

Related Words

• expanded
• swollen
• blown
• distended
• blown up
• puffed
• turgid
• bloated
• dilated
• varicose
• overinflated
• tumescent
• ballooning
• protuberant
• tumid
• bulging
• ventricose
• dilating
• turgescent

Dissimilar Words

• collapsed
• deflated
• detumescent

ballooned

2 of 2

verb

past tense of balloon

1

as in increased

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number

the number of students who stay home sick balloons every winter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increased
• swelled
• rose
• accelerated
• expanded
• climbed
• multiplied
• mushroomed
• intensified
• waxed
• proliferated
• accumulated
• boomed
• escalated
• surged
• enlarged
• mounted
• snowballed
• spread
• rolled up
• gained
• burgeoned
• jumped
• skyrocketed
• appreciated
• built up
• rocketed
• inflated
• heightened
• peaked
• distended
• redoubled
• crested
• puffed (up)
• bulked
• crescendoed
• blew up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreased
• diminished
• contracted
• lessened
• dwindled
• receded
• waned

2

as in protruded

to extend outward beyond a usual point

the paper bag ballooned and blew away as the wind lifted it skyward

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protruded
• poked
• bulged
• swelled
• projected
• billowed
• jutted
• pouched
• stood out
• bunched
• started
• bellied
• overhung
• pouted
• stuck out
• pooched
• beetled
• extended
• inflated
• bagged
• stretched
• mushroomed
• lengthened
• distended
• expanded
• snowballed
• dilated
• elongated
• domed
• blew up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contracted
• compressed
• condensed
• shrank
• constricted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ballooned

Verb

By Preeti Singh, Bloomberg A California pension’s tiny SpaceX investment has ballooned to about $2 billion, creating a windfall for the portfolio — and an unexpected headache. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026

Twenty years later in Orlando, that number had ballooned to 35. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

The Ross Fire has ballooned to 50,000 acres in North Texas, prompting mandatory and recommended evacuations as firefighters battle fast-moving flames in Palo Pinto County. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Evacuations were being ordered Tuesday in rural Texas where a wildfire has ballooned in size, burning through ranchland and forcing schools to delay or cancel classes. — John Seewer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

The Hawk Fire ballooned to cover more than 10,500 acres by late Saturday, with no containment reported, according to state fire officials. — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

The White House initially estimated the project would cost $200 million, later raising that to $400 million, but the Post found the actual price has ballooned even higher. — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

The ballroom construction was originally expected to cost $200 million, then the price ballooned to $400 million, and the total construction cost was later estimated at $600 million. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

In that time, the MCU has ballooned to become one of the biggest franchises in pop culture history. — Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026