inflatable

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/ɪnˈfleɪtəbəl/

adjective

Able to be inflated or blown up.

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expansive
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Meanings

adjectiveinflatable (comparative more inflatable, superlative most inflatable)

comparative more inflatable · superlative most inflatable

  1. Able to be inflated or blown up.

    An ultra-marathoner’s attempt to “run” from Florida to Bermuda in an inflatable bubble was cut short when the Coast Guard towed him back to land – for the second time.

    2016 April 25, Madison Park, “Coast Guard rescues man running in a bubble in the ocean, again”, in CNN
nouninflatable (plural inflatables)

plural inflatables

  1. nauticalA boat or dinghy that may be inflated when needed.
  2. Any other structure, artwork etc. that is inflated.

    Earlier on the Other stage on Friday afternoon, Charli XCX took a more straightforward, rabble-rousing approach, a flurry of confetti cannon, inflatables and exhortations to wild hedonism: “I hope everyone gets really fucked up this weekend!”

    2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in The Guardian

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivedesigned to be filled with air or gas

Similar
expansive
Also see
expansive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From inflate + -able.

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Translations

Bulgarian надуваем
  • надуваем (naduvaem)able to be inflated
Chinese Mandarin 充氣的 /充气的, 充氣船 /充气船
  • 充氣的 /充气的 (chōngqì de)able to be inflated
  • 充氣船 /充气船 (chōngqìchuán)boat that may be inflated
Czech nafukovací
  • nafukovacíable to be inflated
Finnish puhallettava, kumivene
  • puhallettavaable to be inflated
  • kumiveneboat that may be inflated
French gonflable, pneumatique
  • gonflableable to be inflated
  • pneumatiqueable to be inflated
  • bateau pneumatiqueboat that may be inflated
  • bateau gonflableboat that may be inflated
German aufblasbar, Schlauchboot
  • aufblasbarable to be inflated
  • Schlauchbootboat that may be inflated
Hungarian felfújható
  • felfújhatóable to be inflated
Japanese ゴムボート
  • ゴムボート (gomubōto)boat that may be inflated
Norwegian Bokmål oppblåsbar
  • oppblåsbarable to be inflated
Polish nadmuchiwany
  • nadmuchiwanyable to be inflated
Portuguese inflável, insuflável
  • inflávelable to be inflated
  • insuflávelable to be inflated
Romanian inflaționabil, umflabil (pneumatically)
  • inflaționabilable to be inflated
  • umflabil (pneumatically)able to be inflated
  • barcă pneumaticăboat that may be inflated
Russian надувно́й, надувна́я ло́дка
  • надувно́й (naduvnój)able to be inflated
  • надувна́я ло́дка (naduvnája lódka)boat that may be inflated
Slovak nafukovací
  • nafukovacíable to be inflated
Spanish inflable
  • inflableable to be inflated
Swedish uppblåsbar, uppblåsbar båt
  • uppblåsbarable to be inflated
  • uppblåsbar båtboat that may be inflated
Tagalog pamantugin
  • pamantuginboat that may be inflated

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with inflatable

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Cite this entry
APA

inflatable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflatable

MLA

“inflatable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflatable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inflatable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflatable.

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