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Synonyms for distension

  • noun

Most common

inflation swelling bloating dilatation stretching tumescence turgidity bloatedness

All synonyms

Noun

dilatation, bloating, swelling, inflation, stretching, expansion, tumescence, turgidity, bloatedness, tumidity, intumescence, swollenness, turgescence

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The act of distending.

Related words

Other spellings
distention

Forms

Plural
distensions → dilatations, bloatings, swellings, inflations…

Example sentences

  • inflation Japan's inflation-adjusted GNP growth rate was 5%.
  • swelling You may have swelling, but don't worry about it.
  • bloating I must move otherwise I'll have bloating!
  • stretching I was just stretching my calves on the windowsill.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
distensionsteady
inflationfalling
swellingsteady
bloatingrising
dilatationfalling
stretchingrising

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

By length

8 letters
swelling2, bloating2, tumidity
9 letters
expansion3, inflation3, turgidity
10 letters
stretching2, dilatation4, tumescence
11 letters
bloatedness3, swollenness, turgescence
12 letters
intumescence

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (swelling2 = 2 syllables).