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present tense third-person singular of inflate
Synonyms & Antonyms of inflates
1
to make greater in size, amount, or number
- Check that you have inflated your tires to the recommended pressure.
- Some sellers were inflating their prices by as much as 500 per cent.
Synonyms and Near Synonyms for inflates
- accelerates,
- adds (to),
- aggrandizes,
- amplifies,
- augments,
- boosts,
- builds up,
- compounds,
- enlarges,
- escalates,
- expands,
- extends,
- hypes,
- increases,
- multiplies,
- pumps up,
- raises,
- stokes,
- supersizes,
- swells,
- ups
- hikes,
- jacks (up),
- lifts,
- raises,
- ups
- beefs (up),
- reinforces
- (also reenforces),
- strengthens
Antonyms and Near Antonyms for inflates
2
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
- Airbags are designed to inflate automatically on impact.
Synonyms and Near Synonyms for inflates
- accelerates,
- accumulates,
- appreciates,
- balloons,
- booms,
- builds up,
- burgeons
- (also bourgeons),
- climbs,
- enlarges,
- escalates,
- expands,
- gains,
- increases,
- mounts,
- multiplies,
- mushrooms,
- proliferates,
- rises,
- rolls up,
- snowballs,
- spreads,
- swells,
- waxes
Antonyms and Near Antonyms for inflates
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