balloon

The word “balloon” has 2 syllables: ba-lloon

It's pronounced as /bəˈlun/

What is synonym and antonym for balloon?

In the thesaurus, “balloon” has 66 synonyms and 14 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for balloon along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for balloon

accelerate
accumulate
airship
appreciate
bag
beetle
belly
billow
bladder
blimp
blow up
boom
bourgeon
build up
bulge
bulk
bunch
burgeon
climb
crescendo
crest
dilate
dirigible
distend
dome
elongate
enlarge
escalate
expand
extend
gain
heighten
increase
inflate
intensify
jump
jut
lengthen
mount
multiply
mushroom
overhang
peak
poke
pooch
pouch
pout
project
proliferate
protrude
puff out
redouble
rise
rocket
roll up
skyrocket
snowball
spread
stand out
start
stick out
stretch
surge
swell
wax
zeppelin

Antonyms for balloon

abridge
cave in
compress
condense
constrict
contract
decrease
diminish
dwindle
lessen
lower
recede
shrink
wane

Meanings of balloon

noun
1. An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
2. Such an object as a child’s toy or party decoration.
3. Such an object designed to transport people through the air.
4. A sac inserted into part of the body for therapeutic reasons; such as angioplasty.
5. A speech bubble.
6. A type of glass cup, sometimes used for brandy.
7. A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc.
8. A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form.
9. A bomb or shell.
10. A game played with a large inflated ball.
11. (engraving) The outline enclosing words represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure.
12. A woman's breast.
13. A small container for illicit drugs made from a condom or the finger of a latex glove, etc.
14. An unusually large payment due at the end of the term of a loan agreement.
verb
1. To increase or expand rapidly.
2. To go up or voyage in a balloon.
3. To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.
4. To inflate like a balloon.
5. To strike (a ball) so that it flies high in the air.

Example Sentences

Balloon rides offer a unique perspective of the landscape from high above.
The children were delighted as they watched the colorful balloon float into the sky.
She tied a note to the string of the balloon before releasing it into the air.
The party decorations included a large, helium-filled balloon bouquet.
As the hot air filled the fabric, the balloon slowly began to rise from the ground.

On this page you'll find 80 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to balloon, such as: abridge, accelerate, accumulate, airship, appreciate, bag, beetle.

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