Balloon

/bəˈluːn/

Synonyms for "balloon" (166 found)

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Closest matches (34)

accrue accumulate advance aeroplane aerostatair bubbleairlift airplane airship appreciate bag ball ballonetbe airbornebead bellybelly outbilge billow bladder

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bleb blimp blister bloat blobblood blisterboll bolus boom bouge breed broaden

Noun(1 words)

air-filled bag

Verb(1 words)

billow

Strong matches (49)

bubble bug bulb bulbil bulblet bulge bulk bullacaptive balloonconglobulate crescendo cruise develop dilate dirigibledirigible balloondistend drift ellipsoid enlarge

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expand extend ferryfever blisterfill outflit fly fob gaingain strengthgasbag geoidget aheadglide globe globelet globoid globule glomerulusgo upgob gobbet gogglegraf zeppelin

Adjective(1 words)

edible mushroom

Noun(3 words)

escalate exploding gasbag

Verb(1 words)

explodes

Related words (83)

greaten grow hop hover hydroplane increase intensify jet knob knotlighter-than-air craftmount multiply mushroom navigateoblate spheroidorb orbit orblet pellet

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pilot balloonpocket poke pooch pop pouch poutprolate spheroidproliferate protrude puffpuff uprigid airshiprise rondureround outrun upsac sack sail sailplane sausage seaplanesemirigid airshipshipshoot upsnowballsoap bubblesoar sphere spherify spheroid spherule spread strengthen stretch swellswell outtake the airtake wingtumefy vesicle volplane waxweather balloonwiden wing zeppelin

Noun(11 words)

inflatable baginflate montgolfier mushroomspuff uprise skyrockets snowballsspeech bubblesurgethought bubble

Verb(4 words)

inflate mushroomed skyrocketed snowballed

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More general

15 entries

aviate bagchange of sizecontainer expand flygraphic elementgrowth increaseincrease in volumelighter-than-air craftpanel featurepilot plaything toy

More specific

8 entries

gas baghot air balloonparty balloonpopulation boomprice surgespeech balloonthought balloonweather balloon

Collocations

10 entries

balloon archballooning costsballooning debthelium balloonhot air ballooninflation ballooningparty balloonprice ballooningwater balloonweather balloon

Inflections

3 entries

ballooned ballooning balloons

Derivations

4 entries

ballooner balloonery ballooning balloonist

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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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