All bloat synonyms
bloat
B b verb bloat
- inflate — deflate
- swell — to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
- distend — Swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside.
- dilate — to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- balloon — A balloon is a small, thin, rubber bag that you blow air into so that it becomes larger and rounder or longer. Balloons are used as toys or decorations.
- bilge — The bilge or the bilges are the flat bottom part of a ship or boat.
- belly — The belly of a person or animal is their stomach or abdomen. In British English, this is an informal or literary use.
- billow — When something made of cloth billows, it swells out and moves slowly in the wind.