Synonyms for balloon

Most common

inflate · porpoise

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To increase or expand rapidly.

   Prices will balloon if we don't act quickly.

2. n. 1

   A speech bubble.

Related words

Word family

balloonfish ballooning balloonism balloonist ball

Phrases

balloon juice weather balloon balloon payment balloon plant gastric balloon sausage balloon trial balloon anger balloon

Forms

Plural

balloons → fumetti, ballons, dirigibles…

Past participle

ballooned
e.g. ballooned → inflated, swelled, billowed, soared…

Example sentences

• inflate Ziri struggled to inflate the balloon.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

soar¹

5 letters

swell¹

6 letters

ballon², billow²

7 letters

inflate², fumetto

8 letters

porpoise²

9 letters

dirigible

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ballon² = 2 syllables).