inflated
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
a hyperbolic style
Related & opposite
- exaggeration derivation
- increased similar to
Sense 2 adjective
pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school
Related & opposite
- colloquialism domain usage
- pretentious similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | exaggeration |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | increased |
| 2 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | pretentious |