deflationary

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UK/dɪˈfleɪ.ʃən.ɹi/US/dəˈfleɪ.ʃənˌɛɹ.i/

adjective

Associated with or tending to cause deflation.

Opposite
inflationary
OriginEnglish deflation →
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Meanings

adjectivedeflationary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAssociated with or tending to cause deflation.

    Antonyms: inflationary

  2. not comparablehuman sciencesBelonging or relating to a family of theories claiming that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveAssociated with or tending to cause deflation.

Opposite
inflationary

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveassociated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money

Opposite
inflationary

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishdeflate
  2. Englishdeflation
  3. Englishdeflationary

From deflation + -ary.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan deflacionista
  • deflacionistaassociated with or tending to cause deflation
Dutch deflatoir
  • deflatoirassociated with or tending to cause deflation
Finnish deflatorinen
  • deflatorinenassociated with or tending to cause deflation
French déflationniste
  • déflationnisteassociated with or tending to cause deflation
Polish deflacyjny
  • deflacyjnyassociated with or tending to cause deflation
Cite this entry
APA

deflationary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deflationary

MLA

“deflationary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deflationary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deflationary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deflationary.

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