balloons

The word “balloons” has 2 syllables: bal-loons.

It's pronounced as /bəˈlunz/.


What is synonym and antonym for balloons?

In the thesaurus, “balloons” has 21 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for balloons

  • accelerates
  • bags
  • beetles
  • blimp
  • bulges
  • bunches
  • climbs
  • enlarge
  • expand
  • expands
  • increases
  • inflate
  • mushrooms
  • pokes
  • pouches
  • projects
  • protrudes
  • rises
  • stands out
  • swell
  • swells

Antonyms for balloons

  • abridge
  • compress
  • compresses
  • contract
  • contracts
  • decreases
  • diminishes
  • lessen
  • lower
  • recedes
  • shrink
  • shrinks

Meanings of balloons

  • 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

  • Balloons floated gracefully in the sky during the festival.
  • She tied colorful ribbons to the strings of the balloons for the party.
  • The children squealed with delight as they played with the balloons at the birthday party.
  • The hot air balloons soared majestically above the landscape.
  • He decorated the room with an assortment of helium-filled balloons for the celebration.

On this page you'll find 33 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to balloons, such as: abridge, accelerates, bags, beetles, blimp, bulges, bunches.

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

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