Synonyms of balloons

balloons

verb

present tense third-person singular of balloon

1

as in increases

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

the number of students who stay home sick balloons every winter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increases
• rises
• swells
• expands
• accelerates
• climbs
• mushrooms
• waxes
• snowballs
• booms
• mounts
• multiplies
• spreads
• rolls up
• intensifies
• accumulates
• proliferates
• jumps
• enlarges
• rockets
• surges
• escalates
• gains
• builds up
• burgeons
• appreciates
• heightens
• inflates
• distends
• skyrockets
• peaks
• puffs (up)
• crests
• redoubles
• bulks
• crescendoes
• blows up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreases
• contracts
• diminishes
• recedes
• wanes
• lessens
• dwindles

2

as in protrudes

to extend outward beyond a usual point

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protrudes
• pokes
• bulges
• bags
• pouches
• projects
• stands out
• bunches
• beetles
• swells
• billows
• bellies
• juts
• sticks out
• pooches
• overhangs
• pouts
• domes
• starts
• mushrooms
• inflates
• snowballs
• extends
• distends
• dilates
• stretches
• expands
• lengthens
• blows up
• elongates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contracts
• shrinks
• compresses
• condenses
• constricts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of balloons

Cut with a curved outer seam that balloons slightly through the thigh before tapering at the ankle, the shape is all about creating volume. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025

The mid-rise jeans have an exaggerated barrel silhouette that balloons out at the knee and tapers into a wide-leg fit at the ankle. — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025

The specter of inflation will only reappear if the Fed balloons the money supply. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025