ballooned

The word “ballooned” has 2 syllables: bal-looned

It's pronounced as /bəˈluːnd/

What is synonym and antonym for ballooned?

In the thesaurus, “ballooned” has 87 synonyms and 22 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for ballooned

accelerated
accumulated
appreciated
bagged
ballooning
beetled
bellied
belly
billowed
blew up
bloated
blow up
blown
blown up
boomed
bourgeoned
built up
bulge
bulged
bulging
bulked
bunched
burgeoned
climbed
crescendoed
crested
dilate
dilated
dilating
distend
distended
domed
elongated
enlarge
enlarged
escalated
expand
expanded
extended
gained
heightened
increased
inflate
inflated
intensified
jumped
jutted
lengthened
mounted
multiplied
mushroomed
overhung
overinflated
peaked
poked
pooched
pouched
pouted
projected
proliferated
protruded
protuberant
puff out
puffed
redoubled
rocketed
rolled up
rose
skyrocketed
snowballed
spread
started
stood out
stretched
stuck out
surged
swell
swelled
swollen
tumescent
tumid
turgescent
turgid
varicose
varicosed
ventricose
waxed

Antonyms for ballooned

abridge
cave in
collapsed
compress
compressed
condensed
constricted
contract
contracted
decreased
deflated
detumescent
diminished
dwindled
lessen
lessened
lower
receded
shrank
shrink
shrunk
waned

Meanings of ballooned

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

Ballooned sales figures indicate a surge in demand for the product.
The budget for the project unexpectedly ballooned, requiring additional funding.
With each passing year, the city's population ballooned, leading to urban expansion.
The cloud formations ballooned in the afternoon sky, signaling an incoming storm.
The cost of repairs quickly ballooned as more issues were discovered during the renovation.

On this page you'll find 109 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ballooned, such as: abridge, accelerated, accumulated, appreciated, bagged, ballooning, beetled.

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