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 Patients lose out because the administrative bloat inflates the cost of medical care, while making costs less transparent and harder to contest. — Leah Pierson, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026 Statik’s TireHero Wireless Air Pump quickly inflates car tires, bikes, scooters and more. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Smart Nora uses a sensor to detect snoring and inflates a pad under the pillow to shift the sleeper’s position. — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026 But opting to keep school open during heavy snow means a greater chance of parents keeping their kids home, which inflates chronic absenteeism rates. — Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Aug. 2026 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

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Treating these as separate challenges increases cost and complexity over time.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
As the bleak second law of thermodynamics states, entropy always increases over time in a closed system.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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This is becoming especially important as the AI economy expands.

— H.E. Dr Abdulla Saif Al Jarwan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Larger aircraft expands capacity The 737-10 typically seats between 185 and 210 passengers in a two-class configuration, although its maximum seating capacity reaches 230.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026

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