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 13 synonyms and 9 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for balloon

  • accelerate
  • blimp
  • bulge
  • climb
  • enlarge
  • expand
  • increase
  • inflate
  • poke
  • protrude
  • rise
  • swell
  • wax

Antonyms for balloon

  • abridge
  • compress
  • contract
  • decrease
  • diminish
  • lessen
  • lower
  • recede
  • shrink

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 22 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to balloon, such as: abridge, accelerate, blimp, bulge, climb, compress, contract.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

ballooning

  • accelerating
  • ballooned
  • blimp
  • bulging
  • climbing
  • dilated
  • dilating
  • enlarge
  • expand
  • expanded
  • expanding
  • gliding
  • increasing
  • inflate
  • poking
  • protruding
  • protuberant
  • rising
  • soaring
  • swell
  • swelling
  • swollen
  • turgescent
  • ventricose

raft

  • balloon
  • barge
  • boat
  • bunch
  • bundle
  • buoy
  • catamaran
  • chunk
  • craft
  • deal
  • dozen
  • float
  • lifeboat
  • loads
  • lot
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  • quantity
  • slew
  • stack
  • suspend
  • swim
  • ton
  • wealth

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rafts

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  • bunches
  • bundles
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  • catamaran
  • chunks
  • craft
  • deals
  • dozen
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  • lifeboat
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