Synonyms of inflating

inflating

verb

present participle of inflate

1

as in increasing

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.

Related Words

• increasing
• raising
• expanding
• lifting
• augmenting
• distending
• dilating
• enlarging
• accelerating
• amplifying
• escalating
• multiplying
• stoking
• aerating
• swelling
• extending
• upping
• boosting
• compounding
• adding (to)
• hyping
• skyrocketing
• aggrandizing
• spiking
• prolonging
• stretching
• jumping
• lengthening
• hiking
• elongating
• booming
• blowing up
• heightening
• enhancing
• intensifying
• reinforcing
• supplementing
• supersizing
• pumping up
• building up
• developing
• magnifying
• jacking (up)
• complementing
• protracting
• bumping (up)
• maximizing
• drawing out
• strengthening
• accumulating
• ratcheting (up)
• amassing
• fleshing (out)
• collecting
• racheting (up)
• beefing (up)
• parlaying
• following up

Dissimilar Words

• compressing
• reducing
• contracting
• condensing
• decreasing
• constricting
• diminishing
• lowering
• lessening
• dwindling
• downsizing
• curtailing
• subtracting (from)
• shortening
• abating
• abbreviating
• abridging
• minifying
• de-escalating
• retrenching
• cutting back

2

as in accelerating

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

Airbags are designed to inflate automatically on impact.

Related Words

• accelerating
• expanding
• rising
• increasing
• swelling
• ballooning
• distending
• jumping
• mounting
• accumulating
• climbing
• proliferating
• escalating
• spreading
• enlarging
• multiplying
• mushrooming
• snowballing
• surging
• booming
• bulking
• puffing (up)
• intensifying
• skyrocketing
• burgeoning
• rocketing
• rolling up
• appreciating
• waxing
• blowing up
• gaining
• heightening
• building up
• peaking
• redoubling
• cresting
• crescendoing

Dissimilar Words

• decreasing
• diminishing
• contracting
• lessening
• dwindling
• receding
• waning
• shrinking
• compressing
• condensing
• constricting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inflating

The Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court convicted Hui, also known as Xu Jiayin, and Evergrande of engaged in large-scale financial fraud in inflating the group’s assets and concealing its liabilities. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

This goes way beyond the fact Trump is the only president found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records and liable for fraudulently inflating the value of his assets to defraud banks and insurers. — Max Taves, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026

Some argued that institutional investors were pushing owner-occupants out of the market and inflating home prices. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026

According to Lu, Bo became increasingly suspicious that Wang, the project manager, had stolen from him by inflating construction costs. — Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

But the company’s meteoric rise ground to a halt after a former Outcome analyst contacted the Wall Street Journal with allegations that the company was misleading pharmaceutical companies and inflating data. — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

One engineer admitted to inflating usage after a performance review dinged them for not using AI enough. — Vinay Kuruvila, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

But he has been accused of inflating his role in some projects and demonstrating a self-confidence that borders on cockiness. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

From inflating power costs for consumers to requiring mass amounts of water for cooling, data centers are frequently putting surrounding communities under significant strain. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026