INFLATES Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

inflates

verb

present tense third-person singular of inflate

as in increases

to make greater in size, amount, or number Check that you have inflated your tires to the recommended pressure. Some sellers were inflating their prices by as much as 500 per cent.

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to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number Airbags are designed to inflate automatically on impact.

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Recent Examples of inflates Sure, training camp always inflates the reputations of a receiver who can win a 50-50 ball against second-string cornerbacks. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026 This is commonly done with a blood pressure cuff that inflates around your arm to block blood flow. — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2026 Adverse birth outcomes are among the most common claims against physicians in medical-malpractice lawsuits, and awarded judgments can be very high, which inflates the liability-insurance premiums that doctors must pay. — Keith Humphreys, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026 The Portal Outdoors Nomis One finds its way to that category with a split-body design that carries in the trunk then inflates and hoists onto the roof or pickup truck bed in about 10 minutes. — New Atlas, 27 July 2026 This disparity incentivizes hospital consolidation, inflates costs for taxpayers and beneficiaries, and distorts care delivery. — Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 It’s made of strong, tear-resistant nylon and inflates manually using about nine breaths. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 The legislation further inflates ICE’s usual $10 billion annual budget. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 10 June 2026 Prosecutors said fraudulent activity artificially inflates streams, reducing the amount paid to musicians and songwriters whose work is listened to by real audiences. — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

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Leaders should ask whether a new location grows the customer base, deepens existing relationships, or increases purchase frequency or spending enough to offset channel substitution.

— Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026
But the price of doing so is constantly rising, as technology increases the range and magnitude of horrible possibilities.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of increases

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Flora started as a set of professional tools for creatives that accelerates workflows by combining top AI text, image, and video models.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026
While rising college-going rates helped university entrants grow to 640,000 over that period, the government projects that number will fall to about 510,000 by 2040 as demographic decline accelerates.

— Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of accelerates

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Panthea takes the opportunity to bring Amanda her purse and try to bury the hatchet and, strangely, this is the only moment that Amanda really raises her voice.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
Misperception of these operations raises potential risk to both the United States and participants in the Program.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of raises

Verb

This new effort expands on individual airline trials to try mitigating contrails across an entire flight corridor.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Under the new partnership, the companies will work together to develop, finance and produce original features, formalizing an ongoing creative relationship as Watch This Ready expands its slate across independent and studio-backed projects.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of expands

Verb

Junior quarterback Dalton Hastings, a transfer last year from San Clemente, rises from the junior varsity level to team with some intriguing skill players.

— Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2026
That figure rises to 42 percent among Gen Z and millennials, compared with 22 percent among Gen X and older respondents.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

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