Synonyms for deflate

Most common

collapse · puncture

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Verb

Antonyms

inflate, expand, swell

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre.

Forms

Past participle

deflated
e.g. deflated → collapsed, punctured…

Example sentences

• collapse We can't stay here. The roof is about to collapse!
• puncture Have you got round to mending that puncture yet?

Popularity over time

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

By length

8 letters

collapse², puncture²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (collapse² = 2 syllables).