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.

Synonyms & Similar 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
• complementing
• jacking (up)
• protracting
• bumping (up)
• maximizing
• drawing out
• reenforcing
• strengthening
• accumulating
• ratcheting (up)
• amassing
• fleshing (out)
• collecting
• racheting (up)
• beefing (up)
• parlaying
• following up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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2

as in accelerating

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

Airbags are designed to inflate automatically on impact.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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