Standard Lemma guide

bloated

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈbloʊtɪd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with (US) -oʊtɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: B L OW1 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Swollen with fluid or gas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Excessively or extremely large or wealthy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Excessively overloaded with features, like bloatware.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Slightly salted and lightly smoked.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a bloated herring

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of bloat

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: подут (podut) — swollen with fluid or gas
  • Bulgarian: подпухнал (podpuhnal) — swollen with fluid or gas
  • Dutch: opgeblazen — swollen with fluid or gas
  • Finnish: paisunut — swollen with fluid or gas
  • Finnish: turvonnut — swollen with fluid or gas
  • French: gonflé — swollen with fluid or gas
  • Japanese: 膨張した (bōchōshita) — swollen with fluid or gas
  • Norwegian Bokmål: oppblåst — swollen with fluid or gas
  • Portuguese: inchado — swollen with fluid or gas
  • Russian: раздувшийся (razduvšijsja) — swollen with fluid or gas
  • Serbo-Croatian: otečen — swollen with fluid or gas
  • Spanish: hinchado — swollen with fluid or gas
  • Swedish: däst — swollen with fluid or gas
  • Bulgarian: надут (nadut) — excessively or extremely large or wealthy
  • Bulgarian: надменен (nadmenen) — excessively or extremely large or wealthy
  • Dutch: gigantisch — excessively or extremely large or wealthy
  • Dutch: zeer vermogend — excessively or extremely large or wealthy
  • French: gigantesque — excessively or extremely large or wealthy
  • French: fortuné — excessively or extremely large or wealthy
  • Bulgarian: пушен (pušen) — slightly salted and lightly smoked
  • Dutch: gerookt — slightly salted and lightly smoked