bloated

adjective

bloat·​ed ˈblō-təd How to pronounce bloated (audio)
Synonyms of bloatednext
: overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
felt bloated from eating too much
a bloated body
—often used figuratively to describe something as having grown excessively large
a bloated budget
a bloated bureaucracy

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I felt bloated from eating too much. a bloated sense of his own importance
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The roster is in constant churn, though the bloated email list exists as an unofficial archive of former players. — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Either way, the bloated spending of LIV’s launch era appears finished. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 Instead, Welch kept him around long enough to vote for his bloated budget and then hoped the matter would disappear. — Amy Elik, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 Days later, Till’s mutilated, bloated body was fished out of the Tallahatchie River. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bloated

Word History

First Known Use

1656, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bloated was in 1656

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“Bloated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloated. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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