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

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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

The lead ballooned to as many as 41 points before regulation ended, with the Nets knocking down 20 treys on 41 attempts. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026

As regular travelers know all too well, taxi times at our big airport have ballooned into experiences that sometimes match the in-the-air time of a short-haul flight. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

The company’s total lobbying spend on this election came out to more than $2 million across the country, as its surveillance network has ballooned to include nearly 150,000 ALPRs. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 10 Nov. 2026

By contrast, government spending ballooned under Reagan, thanks in large part to defense outlays. — Hinckley Jones-Sanpei, The Conversation, 10 Nov. 2026

The president himself has made more than $1 billion from cryptocurrency ventures whose value has ballooned as his administration has taken a friendly stance to the industry. — Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 9 Nov. 2026

Since then, Amazon's warehouse automation efforts have ballooned to over one million robots across its facilities that can pick, sort and ferry items to workers. — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026

The city had initially estimated its cost would be $50 million, and later revealed in late 2024 that taxpayer costs had ballooned to $91 million. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2026

Already, the billionaire venture capitalist Joe Lacob’s investment of $50 million to buy the rights to a Bay Area expansion team has ballooned to a $1 billion valuation, a record for a women’s sports team. — Lauren Segal, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026