Synonyms of deflating

deflating

verb

present participle of deflate

1

as in collapsing

to become smaller in size or volume due to loss of contents

We kept her birthday decorations up until the balloons started deflating.

Related Words

• collapsing
• dripping
• compressing
• leaking
• flattening
• shrinking
• condensing
• contracting
• constricting
• shriveling
• decreasing
• withering
• seeping
• drying up
• diminishing
• trickling
• withdrawing
• wilting
• oozing
• mummifying
• retreating
• dwindling
• lessening
• receding
• wizening
• abating

Dissimilar Words

• inflating
• puffing (up)
• swelling
• increasing
• expanding
• dilating
• ballooning
• growing
• blowing up
• accumulating
• distending
• bulking
• snowballing
• mushrooming

2

as in emptying

to make smaller in size or volume by removing the contents

Please deflate the air mattress and fold it up before you leave.

Related Words

• emptying
• draining
• pumping
• evacuating
• clearing
• cleaning
• tapping
• collapsing
• sucking
• flattening
• exhausting
• compressing
• puncturing
• flushing
• bleeding
• drafting
• voiding
• siphoning
• vacating
• milking
• drawing (off)
• purging
• depleting
• drilling
• splitting
• punching
• squeezing
• vacuating
• cutting
• piercing
• boring
• penetrating
• effusing
• decanting
• poking
• breaking
• shrinking
• holing
• perforating
• riddling
• pricking
• rupturing
• compacting
• gouging
• broaching
• slashing
• excavating
• prickling
• hollowing
• condensing
• contracting
• rending
• constricting
• grooving
• slitting
• telescoping
• narrowing (down)
• burrowing (into)
• notching
• gashing
• constringing
• capsulizing
• capsuling

Dissimilar Words

• filling
• swelling
• inflating
• dilating
• sealing
• blowing up
• plugging
• patching
• distending

3

as in declining

to make or become lower in amount or value

The excess supply deflated prices.

The company's stock has deflated.

Related Words

• declining
• reducing
• plunging
• decreasing
• falling
• dipping
• dropping
• tumbling
• plummeting
• retreating
• lowering
• sinking
• depressing
• crashing
• skidding
• descending
• devaluing
• cratering
• diving
• diminishing
• attenuating
• devaluating
• depreciating
• cheapening
• subsiding
• downgrading
• drooping
• nose-diving
• lessening
• dying (down)
• dwindling
• ebbing
• moderating
• writing down
• waning
• writing off
• marking down
• tapering off
• receding
• breaking
• abating
• debasing
• de-escalating
• letting up
• undervaluing
• underestimating
• underrating
• demonetizing
• underpricing

Dissimilar Words

• increasing
• growing
• swelling
• expanding
• building
• accumulating
• escalating
• enlarging
• intensifying
• rising
• burgeoning
• mounting
• ascending
• lifting
• arising
• picking up
• soaring
• ballooning
• snowballing
• mushrooming
• waxing
• enhancing
• spiking
• upgrading
• appreciating
• upping
• marking up

4

as in undermining

to cause to lose force or effectiveness

Her cutting remark deflated his ego.

The lawsuit deflated their hopes for a quick resolution.

Related Words

• undermining
• weakening
• weighing
• debilitating
• disheartening
• frustrating
• discouraging
• deadening
• intimidating
• daunting
• damping
• depressing
• enfeebling
• demoralizing
• unnerving
• dampening
• dispiriting
• scaring
• chilling
• frightening
• throwing cold water on
• distressing
• browbeating
• dismaying
• bullying
• afflicting
• troubling
• trying
• saddening
• cowing
• worrying
• horrifying
• unmanning
• vexing
• bothering
• irking

Dissimilar Words

• reinforcing
• enforcing
• strengthening
• encouraging
• fortifying
• invigorating
• cheering
• enlivening
• exciting
• animating
• lifting
• stimulating
• reassuring
• assuring
• emboldening
• energizing
• provoking
• stirring
• nerving
• boosting
• inspiring
• galvanizing
• heartening
• rallying
• steeling
• quickening
• gladdening
• buoying (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deflating

Tennessee is 6-2 but coming off a deflating 27-24 loss at South Carolina, and the Vols have struggled to finish against good teams. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Of all there is to keep unpacking and processing about the Chiefs’ deflating 28-24 loss to the Broncos on Sunday, the most salient point can be found in something Andy Reid addressed Monday in a Zoom call with reporters. — Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026

Lichtenstein, who’s routinely celebrated as one of pop art’s visionaries, is usually credited with deflating high art by borrowing from comic books while reducing painting to components simple enough that a machine could reproduce them. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026

Will tonight cement the Bass-Raman trilogy as an electoral classic — or end it on a deflating note? — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Despite some promise across its eight episodes, the Prime original series builds to a deflating conclusion that dooms the entire project. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

Europe has long charged Beijing with deflating the yuan, by perhaps as much as 30%, and pursuing a policy of industrial overcapacity that harms European industries. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Stop sticks were deployed, which were successful in deflating one or more of the Subaru’s tires, according to investigators with the Office of Inspector General. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026

Wild indri lemurs, the only species of lemur known to sing, project sounds more like a deflating balloon than Bizet, but those vocalizations can travel through a thick forest. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026