Balloon

//bəˈluːn//

Synonyms for "balloon" (250 found)

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Closest matches (50)

Verb(1 words)
billow

Strong matches (75)

Related words (125)

Verb(2 words)
inflateporpoise

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7 entries

More specific

13 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

Synonyms

3 entries

Related terms

7 entries

at location

7 entries

capable of

5 entries

coordinate

5 entries

derived

95 entries

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etymologically related_to

1 entries

has context

7 entries

is a

8 entries

made of

1 entries

manner of

2 entries

receives action

2 entries

related to

64 entries

Showing 16 of 64 words.

used for

20 entries

Showing 16 of 20 words.

Translations

289 translations across 93 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • ballong noun (child’s toy)

Albanian

4 entries
  • aerostat noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • balonë noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • balonë noun (child’s toy)
  • balonë noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Arabic

4 entries
  • بالون noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • بالونة noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • بالونة noun (child’s toy)
  • بَالُون noun (inflatable and buoyant object)

Armenian

2 entries
  • փուչիկ noun (child’s toy)
  • օդապարիկ noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Assamese

1 entries
  • বেলুন noun (inflatable and buoyant object)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • balon noun (child’s toy)
  • hava şarı noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • şar noun (child’s toy)

Basque

3 entries
  • baloi noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • globo noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • puxika noun (child’s toy)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • паве́траны шар noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • паве́траны шар noun (child’s toy)
  • паве́траны шар noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Bengali

3 entries
  • বেলুন noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • বেলুন noun (child’s toy)
  • বেলুন noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • аероста́т noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • бало́н noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • бало́н noun (child’s toy)
  • бало́н noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Burmese

4 entries
  • စည်ဖောင်း noun (child’s toy)
  • ပူဖောင်း noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • ပူဖောင်း noun (child’s toy)
  • မီးပုံးပျံ noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Catalan

4 entries
  • baló noun (child’s toy)
  • globus noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • globus noun (child’s toy)
  • globus noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Central Kurdish

2 entries
  • بالۆن noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • بالۆن noun (child’s toy)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎠᎵᏌᎳᏗᏍᎩ noun (child’s toy)

Chinese Cantonese

3 entries
  • 氣球 /气球 noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • 氣球 /气球 noun (child’s toy)
  • 氣球 /气球 noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 氣球 /气球 noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • 氣球 /气球 noun (child’s toy)
  • 氣球 /气球 noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • 風船 /风船 noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Cornish

1 entries
  • pel ayr noun (inflatable and buoyant object)

Czech

3 entries
  • balón noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • balón noun (child’s toy)
  • balón noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Danish

4 entries
  • ballon noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • ballon noun (child’s toy)
  • ballon noun (medicine: sac inserted into part of the body)
  • luftballon noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Dutch

3 entries
  • ballon noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • ballon noun (child’s toy)
  • luchtballon noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • balono noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • balono noun (child’s toy)
  • balono noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • ludbaloneto noun (child’s toy)

Estonian

4 entries
  • kuumaõhupall noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • õhupall noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • õhupall noun (child’s toy)
  • õhupall noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Finnish

4 entries
  • ilmapallo noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • ilmapallo noun (child’s toy)
  • ilmapallo noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • kuumailmapallo noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

French

4 entries
  • ballon noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • ballon noun (child’s toy)
  • ballon noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • ballon de baudruche noun (child’s toy)

Galician

1 entries
  • globo noun (inflatable and buoyant object)

Georgian

4 entries
  • აეროსტატი noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • აეროსტატი noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • ჰაერბურთი noun (child’s toy)
  • ჰაერბურთი noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

German

4 entries
  • Ballon noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • Ballon noun (child’s toy)
  • Ballon noun (medicine: sac inserted into part of the body)
  • Balung noun (inflatable and buoyant object)

Greek

3 entries
  • αερόστατο noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • μπαλόνι noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • μπαλόνι noun (child’s toy)

Greenlandic

1 entries
  • ballonngi noun (inflatable and buoyant object)

Haitian Creole

2 entries
  • blad noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • boul noun (child’s toy)

Hausa

2 entries
  • balân noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • balân noun (child’s toy)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • בָּלוֹן noun (child’s toy)
  • כדור פורח noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Hindi

4 entries
  • ग़ुब्बारा noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • ग़ुब्बारा noun (child’s toy)
  • ग़ुब्बारा noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • बेलून noun (inflatable and buoyant object)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • ballon noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • hőlégballon noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • lufi noun (child’s toy)
  • léggömb noun (inflatable and buoyant object)

Hunsrik

1 entries
  • Balong noun (inflatable and buoyant object)

Icelandic

3 entries
  • blaðra noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • blaðra noun (child’s toy)
  • loftbelgur noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Ido

2 entries
  • balono noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • balono noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • balon noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • balon noun (child’s toy)
  • balon udara noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Irish

4 entries
  • balún noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • balún noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • éadromán noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • balún verb (To increase or expand rapidly)

Italian

3 entries
  • mongolfiera noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • palloncino noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • palloncino noun (child’s toy)

Japanese

4 entries
  • バルーン noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • バルーン noun (child’s toy)
  • バルーン noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • バルーン noun (medicine: sac inserted into part of the body)

Kannada

1 entries
  • ಗಾಳಿಚೆಂಡು noun (child’s toy)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • әуе шары noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • әуе шары noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Khmer

4 entries
  • បាឡុង noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • ប៉ោង noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • ប៉ោង noun (child’s toy)
  • ពោងហោះ noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Korean

4 entries
  • 기구 noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • 기구 noun (child’s toy)
  • 기구 noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • 풍선 noun (inflatable and buoyant object)

Lao

2 entries
  • ລູກໂປ່ງ noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • ລູກໂປ່ງ noun (child’s toy)

Latin

1 entries
  • balonus noun (child’s toy)

Latvian

3 entries
  • balons noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • balons noun (child’s toy)
  • gaisa balons noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Lithuanian

3 entries
  • balionas noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • balionas noun (child’s toy)
  • oro balionas noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Luxembourgish

1 entries
  • Ballon noun (inflatable and buoyant object)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • балон noun (inflatable and buoyant object)

Malay

4 entries
  • belon noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • belon noun (child’s toy)
  • gelembung noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • gelembungan noun (inflatable and buoyant object)

Marathi

2 entries
  • फुगा noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • फुगा noun (child’s toy)

Mongolian

3 entries
  • агаарын бөмбөлөг noun (child’s toy)
  • агаарын бөмбөлөг noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • шаар noun (child’s toy)

Māori

4 entries
  • parūnu noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • poihau noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • poihau noun (child’s toy)
  • kōpuku verb (To increase or expand rapidly)

Nepali

1 entries
  • बेलुन noun (child’s toy)

Northern Kurdish

4 entries
  • balon noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • balon noun (child’s toy)
  • nepox noun (child’s toy)
  • pifdank noun (child’s toy)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • ballong noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • ballong noun (child’s toy)
  • ballong noun (medicine: sac inserted into part of the body)
  • luftballong noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Occitan

2 entries
  • balon noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • glòb noun (inflatable and buoyant object)

Palauan

1 entries
  • huseng noun (inflatable and buoyant object)

Papiamentu

1 entries
  • balon noun (child’s toy)

Pennsylvania German

1 entries
  • Luft noun (inflatable and buoyant object)

Persian

4 entries
  • بادکُنک noun (child’s toy)
  • بالون noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • بالون noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • پوقانه noun (child’s toy)

Plautdietsch

2 entries
  • Loftblos noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • Loftblos noun (child’s toy)

Polish

4 entries
  • balon noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • balon noun (child’s toy)
  • balon noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • balon noun (type of glass cup)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • balão noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • balão noun (child’s toy)
  • balão noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • bexiga noun (inflatable and buoyant object)

Punjabi

2 entries
  • ਭੁਕਾਨਾ noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • ਭੂਪੜਾ noun (inflatable and buoyant object)

Romanian

3 entries
  • balon noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • balon noun (child’s toy)
  • balon noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Russian

4 entries
  • аэроста́т noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • балло́н noun (medicine: sac inserted into part of the body)
  • возду́шный шар noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • возду́шный шар noun (child’s toy)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • bàlōn noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • bàlōn noun (child’s toy)
  • ба̀ло̄н noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • ба̀ло̄н noun (child’s toy)

Slovak

2 entries
  • balón noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • balón noun (child’s toy)

Slovene

2 entries
  • balon noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • balon noun (child’s toy)

Spanish

4 entries
  • bomba noun (child’s toy)
  • chimbomba noun (child’s toy)
  • globo noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • globo noun (child’s toy)

Swahili

2 entries
  • mabofu noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • puto noun (child’s toy)

Swedish

4 entries
  • ballong noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • ballong noun (child’s toy)
  • ballong noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • ballong noun (medicine: sac inserted into part of the body)

Tagalog

3 entries
  • balun noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • lobo noun (child’s toy)
  • lobo verb (To increase or expand rapidly)

Tajik

1 entries
  • пуфак noun (child’s toy)

Tamil

2 entries
  • ஊதுபை noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • ஊதுபை noun (child’s toy)

Telugu

2 entries
  • గాలిబుడగ noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • గాలిబుడగ noun (child’s toy)

Thai

3 entries
  • บัลลูน noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • ลูกโป่ง noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • ลูกโป่ง noun (child’s toy)

Tibetan

1 entries
  • ལྒང་ཕུག noun (child’s toy)

Tigrinya

2 entries
  • ባላንቺና noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • ባላንቺና noun (child’s toy)

Tongan

1 entries
  • pula noun (inflatable and buoyant object)

Turkish

2 entries
  • balon noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • balon noun (child’s toy)

Turkmen

2 entries
  • howa shary noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • howa shary noun (child’s toy)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • аероста́т noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • пові́тряна ку́ля noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • пові́тряна ку́ля noun (child’s toy)
  • пові́тряна ку́ля noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Urdu

3 entries
  • غُبّارَہ noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • غُبّارَہ noun (child’s toy)
  • غُبّارَہ noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • bong bóng noun (child’s toy)
  • bóng noun (child’s toy)
  • bóng bay noun (child’s toy)
  • khinh khí cầu noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Volapük

4 entries
  • bälun noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • bälun noun (child’s toy)
  • bälun noun (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  • lutabälun noun (child’s toy)

Welsh

1 entries
  • balŵn noun (inflatable and buoyant object)

Wolof

1 entries
  • naaw noun (child’s toy)

Yiddish

2 entries
  • באַלאָן noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • באַלאָן noun (child’s toy)

Zulu

2 entries
  • ibhaloni noun (inflatable and buoyant object)
  • ipaloni noun (child’s toy)

Sample sentences

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The balloon descended gradually as the air came out.

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A balloon is ascending into the sky.

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The balloon floated off into the west.

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A balloon was floating in the air.

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