Deflated vs Inflated - What's the difference?
deflated | inflated | Antonyms |
(deflate)
To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink
(economics) To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.
To become deflated.
To let down or disappoint.
To compress (data) according to a particular algorithm.
Filled with air or fluid
Expanded; in a state of inflation, of abnormally increased size, amount, etc.
(economics): In a state of higher cost.
(figuratively) Pompous; arrogant (of a person or ego )
(figuratively) Containing excessive, meaningless words, particularly for show
Higher that the true figure
(inflate)
Inflated is a antonym of deflated.
As verbs the difference between deflated and inflated
is that deflated is past tense of deflate while inflated is past tense of inflate.As an adjective inflated is
filled with air or fluid.deflated
English
Verb
(head)deflate
English
Verb
(deflat)Antonyms
* inflateinflated
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Adjective
(en adjective)- The inflated balloons danced in the breeze.
- His inflated belly looked uncomfortable.
- His inflated prices made the vendor unpopular.
- The inflated speech did not impress the audience.
- inflated incidence figures
