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Colossal vs Inflated - What's the difference?

colossal | inflated |

As adjectives the difference between colossal and inflated

is that colossal is extremely large or on a great scale while inflated is filled with air or fluid.

As a verb inflated is

(inflate).

colossal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Extremely large or on a great scale.
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    Synonyms

    * (extremely large) enormous, giant, gigantic, immense, prodigious, vast * See also

    Related terms

    * colosseum * ----

    inflated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Filled with air or fluid
    • The inflated balloons danced in the breeze.
  • Expanded; in a state of inflation, of abnormally increased size, amount, etc.
    • His inflated belly looked uncomfortable.
  • (economics): In a state of higher cost.
    • His inflated prices made the vendor unpopular.
  • (figuratively) Pompous; arrogant (of a person or ego )
  • (figuratively) Containing excessive, meaningless words, particularly for show
    • The inflated speech did not impress the audience.
  • Higher that the true figure
    • inflated incidence figures

    Synonyms

    * bloated * bulging * expanded * filled * swelled * swollen * tumid * turgid (containing excessive words) * bloated * bombastic * pompous

    Antonyms

    * deflated

    Derived terms

    * hyperinflated * overinflated * underinflated

    Verb

    (head)
  • (inflate)