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deflates

The word “deflates” has 2 syllables: de-flates

It's pronounced as /dɪˈfleɪts/

What is synonym and antonym for deflates?

In the thesaurus, “deflates” has 155 synonyms and 64 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for deflates along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for deflates

Antonyms for deflates

  • accumulates
  • animates
  • appreciates
  • arises
  • ascends
  • assures
  • balloons
  • blows up
  • boosts
  • bourgeons
  • builds
  • bulks
  • burgeons
  • cheers
  • dilates
  • distends
  • emboldens
  • encourages
  • energizes
  • enforces
  • enhances
  • enlarges
  • enlivens
  • escalates
  • excites
  • expands
  • fills
  • fortifies
  • galvanizes
  • gladdens
  • grows
  • heartens
  • increases
  • inflates
  • inspires
  • intensifies
  • invigorates
  • lifts
  • marks up
  • mounts
  • mushrooms
  • nerves
  • patches
  • picks up
  • plugs
  • provokes
  • quickens
  • rallies
  • reassures
  • reenforces
  • reinforces
  • rises
  • seals
  • snowballs
  • soars
  • spikes
  • steels
  • stimulates
  • stirs
  • strengthens
  • swells
  • upgrades
  • ups
  • waxes

Meanings of deflates

  • verb
    1. To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre.
    2. To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink.
    3. To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.
    4. To become deflated.
    5. To let down or disappoint.
    6. To compress (data) according to a particular algorithm.

Example Sentences

  • The ball deflates if you leave it in the sun too long.
  • His ego deflates quickly when he's proven wrong.
  • The company’s stock deflates after every failed product launch.
  • The tire deflates slowly after hitting a sharp object.
  • Negative feedback often deflates her enthusiasm.

On this page you'll find 219 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to deflates, such as: abates, accumulates, afflicts, animates, appreciates, arises, ascends.

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