Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of bloat
adjectivebloated (comparative more bloated, superlative most bloated)
comparative more bloated · superlative most bloated
- computingExcessively overloaded with features, like bloatware.
For large firms, the SketchUp Workflow for Architecture will fit in where a bloated, overfeatured software suite is not necessary.
2018, Michael Brightman, The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture, page 5 - Slightly salted and lightly smoked.
a bloated herring
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveabnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian подут, подпухнал
- подут (podut)swollen with fluid or gas
- подпухнал (podpuhnal)swollen with fluid or gas
- надут (nadut)excessively or extremely large or wealthy
- надменен (nadmenen)excessively or extremely large or wealthy
- пушен (pušen)slightly salted and lightly smoked
Dutch opgeblazen, gigantisch
- opgeblazenswollen with fluid or gas
- gigantischexcessively or extremely large or wealthy
- zeer vermogendexcessively or extremely large or wealthy
- gerooktslightly salted and lightly smoked
Finnish paisunut, turvonnut
- paisunutswollen with fluid or gas
- turvonnutswollen with fluid or gas
French gonflé, gigantesque
- gonfléswollen with fluid or gas
- gigantesqueexcessively or extremely large or wealthy
- fortunéexcessively or extremely large or wealthy
Japanese 膨張した
- 膨張した (bōchōshita)swollen with fluid or gas
Norwegian Bokmål oppblåst
- oppblåstswollen with fluid or gas
Polish wzdęty
- wzdętyswollen with fluid or gas
Portuguese inchado
- inchadoswollen with fluid or gas
Russian раздувшийся
- раздувшийся (razduvšijsja)swollen with fluid or gas
Spanish hinchado
- hinchadoswollen with fluid or gas
Swedish däst
- dästswollen with fluid or gas
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Cite this entry
APA
bloated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloated
MLA
“bloated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloated. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bloated,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloated.
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