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

Viard watched firsthand as fashion ballooned into a global industry, designers becoming celebrities unto themselves and budgets exploding. — Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026

But recently, as the list of contractors has grown and the amount spent has ballooned to nearly $690 million, the committee has stopped being so forthright, Rainey wrote. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Remaining performance obligations ballooned to $638 billion by fiscal year-end compared to $138 billion last fiscal year. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

The company’s 150-person workforce has ballooned by 40 percent during that time. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Shirts were punctuated by knife pleats that ballooned in the back, while cascading pleats fluttered down the side of skirts. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

On Wednesday the prince was backed by a whole new set of lock-screen photos and said the number had ballooned. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026

Bilateral trade between China and Russia ballooned to over $240 billion in 2024. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

The high speed rail project, which voters first approved nearly 20 years ago, has become a political liability for Democrats as budget estimates have ballooned and the project has been delayed for years due to litigation and regulatory hurdles. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026