Synonyms for inflation
ɪnˈfleɪ ʃənin·fla·tion

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1. inflationnoun

   Antonyms:
   deflation

2. inflationnoun

   The inflation of the balloon took five hours.

   Antonyms:
   deflation

3. inflationnoun

   Antonyms:
   deflation

4. inflationnoun

   Antonyms:
   deflation

5. inflationnoun

   Antonyms:
   deflation

6. inflationnoun

   Antonyms:
   deflation

7. inflationnoun

   Antonyms:
   deflation

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

1. inflation, rising pricesnoun

   a general and progressive increase in prices

   "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money"

   Synonyms:
   puffiness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, ostentation, splashiness, ostentatiousness, rising prices

   Antonyms:
   deflation, disinflation

2. inflationnoun

   (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang

   Synonyms:
   puffiness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, ostentation, splashiness, ostentatiousness, rising prices

   Antonyms:
   disinflation, deflation

3. ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflationnoun

   lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

   Synonyms:
   swelling, puffiness, fanfare, pomposity, flash, pretension, rising prices, largeness, pretentiousness, ostentation, splashiness, lump, ostentatiousness, pompousness

   Antonyms:
   deflation, disinflation

4. inflationnoun

   the act of filling something with air

   Synonyms:
   puffiness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, ostentation, splashiness, ostentatiousness, rising prices

   Antonyms:
   deflation, disinflation

Matched Categories

1. • Cosmology
   • Expansion
   • Explosion
   • Inelegance

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inflationnoun

   Synonyms:
   swelling (by air), distention, expansion, blowing up

2. inflationnoun

   Synonyms:
   conceit, conceitedness, self-conceit, self-sufficiency, self-complacency

3. inflationnoun

   Synonyms:
   increase, enlargement

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1. inflationnoun

   Synonyms:
   distention, expansion

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1. List of paraphrases for "inflation":

   inflationary, inflation, inflator, swelling

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How to use inflation in a sentence?

1. David Blitzer:

   Home prices continue to rise and outpace both inflation and wage gains, while nationally, prices are recovering, new construction of single family homes remains very weak despite low vacancy rates among both renters and owner-occupied homes.

2. Trey Gowdy:

   I know here in Georgia we’re proud of our conservative record, we're proud of our low unemployment rate nationally, we’re proud of the economy starting to click back and look, as conservatives we havea lot of hard work in front ofus, we’ve got to figure out how to control crime not being in charge, we’ve got to figure out how to control inflation not being in charge, We certainly have our work cut out of us.

3. Thomas Hoenig:

   They should raise rates, because their primary issue right now is inflation, and they have dealt with this immediate crisis.

4. Jan Hatzius:

   I think inflation has pretty clearly peaked.

5. Chris Christie:

   We need to focus on this runaway inflation, the horrible situation at the border, the problem with our educational system, i think those are issues the American people care much more about.