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. Transportation Minister Guillermo Dietrich:

   No one likes to announce price increases, but ticket prices have not gone up since 2014 and we all know what the inflation rate has been during those two years.

2. Holger Schmieding:

   Squeezed between surging inflation and tightening monetary policy, we expect UK output to slide further in the coming quarters.

3. Patricia Wenzel:

   A successful retirement is all about having a spending plan and making sure that spending plan incorporates inflation and healthcare costs.

4. Hans Konig:

   For all the gold and silver stolen and shipped to Spain did not make the Spanish people richer. It gave their kings an edge in the balance of power for a time, a chance to hire more mercenary soldiers for their wars. They ended up losing those wars anyway, and all that was left was a deadly inflation, a starving population, the rich richer, the poor poorer, and a ruined peasant class.

5. Nick Akins:

   I think it's going to have to be bipartisan, i think it's going to be very difficult, particularly with the environment we're at today with Sen. Manchin obviously concerned about the deficit and inflation, and they're looking for some sort of tax provision while others -- Sinema for example -- is against taxes.