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ballooning

The word “ballooning” has 3 syllables: bal-loon-ing.

It's pronounced as /bəˈluːnɪŋ/.

What is synonym and antonym for ballooning?

In the thesaurus, “ballooning” has 24 synonyms and 14 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for 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

Antonyms for ballooning

  • abridge
  • collapsed
  • compress
  • compressing
  • condensing
  • contract
  • contracting
  • decreasing
  • deflated
  • diminishing
  • lessen
  • lower
  • shrink
  • shrinking

Meanings of ballooning

  • 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.
  • noun
    1. The act of something that swells or expands.
    2. The sport or hobby of flying in a balloon.
    3. The mechanical kiting used by spiders, mites, caterpillars, etc. to travel through the air.
  • adjective
    1. Growing rapidly as a balloon.
    2. Rising high in the air.

Example Sentences

  • Ballooning enthusiasts enjoy the thrill of floating high above the ground in hot air balloons.
  • The company's profits are ballooning due to increased demand for their products.
  • Economic experts are concerned about the ballooning national debt.
  • The population of the city has been ballooning in recent years, leading to overcrowding.
  • The art of ballooning involves mastering the control and navigation of hot air balloons.

On this page you'll find 38 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ballooning, such as: abridge, accelerating, ballooned, blimp, bulging, climbing, collapsed.

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