Synonyms of the word

inflation

• n. An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection of a gas.
• n. (economics) An increase in the general level of prices or in the cost of living.
• n. (economics) A decline in the value of money.
• n. (economics) An increase in the quantity of money, leading to a devaluation of existing money.
• n. Undue expansion or increase, as of academic grades.
• n. (cosmology) An extremely rapid expansion of the universe, theorised to have occurred very shortly after…

blowup

• n. An explosion, or violent outburst.
• n. (photography) An enlargement.

detonation

• n. An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances…
• n. Engine knocking, an improper combustion in internal combustion engines.

enlargement

• n. The act of making something larger.
• n. (figuratively) A making more obvious or serious; exacerbation.
• n. An image, particularly a photograph, that has been enlarged.

expansion

• n. The act or process of expanding.
• n. The fractional change in unit length per unit length per unit temperature change.
• n. A new addition.
• n. A product to be used with a previous product.
• n. That which is expanded; expanse; extended surface.
• n. (steam engines) The operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been…

explosion

• n. A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical.).
• n. A bursting due to pressure.
• n. The sound of an explosion.
• n. A sudden uncontrolled increase.
• n. A sudden outburst.

inelegance

• n. The state or quality of being inelegant; lack of grace, refinement, beauty, or polish in language, composition,…

ostentation

• n. Ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause.
• n. (obsolete) A show or spectacle.

ostentatiousness

• n. The property or characteristic of being ostentatious.

pomposity

• n. The quality of being pompous; self-importance.

pompousness

• n. The quality of being pompous.

pretentiousness

• n. The quality of being pretentious.

puffiness

• n. The state or quality of being puffy.

splashiness

• n. The property of being splashy.