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distended

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of distended

enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure

  • bees with abdomens distended with honey are less apt to sting
Synonyms of distended

bloated, blown, overinflated, puffed, swollen, tumescent, tumid, turgid, varicose (also varicosed)
Words Related to distended

ballooned, blown up, expanded

bulging, dilated, protuberant

ventricose

ballooning, dilating, turgescent
Near Antonyms of distended

collapsed, deflated, detumescent

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