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 87 synonyms and 14 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for ballooning

accelerating
accumulating
aeronautics
appreciating
aviation
bagging
ballooned
beetling
bellying
billowing
bloated
blowing up
blown
blown up
booming
bourgeoning
building up
bulging
bulking
bunching
burgeoning
climbing
crescendoing
cresting
dilated
dilating
distended
distending
doming
elongating
enlarging
escalating
expanded
expanding
extending
flight
flying
gaining
gliding
hang gliding
heightening
increasing
inflating
intensifying
jumping
jutting
lengthening
mounting
multiplying
mushrooming
overhanging
overinflated
paragliding
peaking
poking
pooching
pouching
pouting
projecting
proliferating
protruding
protuberant
puffed
redoubling
rising
rocketing
rolling up
skydiving
skyrocketing
snowballing
soaring
spreading
standing out
starting
sticking out
stretching
surging
swelling
swollen
tumescent
tumid
turgescent
turgid
varicose
varicosed
ventricose
waxing

Antonyms for ballooning

collapsed
compressing
condensing
constricting
contracting
decreasing
deflated
detumescent
diminishing
dwindling
lessening
receding
shrinking
waning

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 101 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ballooning, such as: accelerating, accumulating, aeronautics, appreciating, aviation, bagging, ballooned.

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