inflationary

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adjective

Causing or liable to cause inflation.

“The rapid influx of precious metals from the new mines had an inflationary effect on the specie based economy.”

Opposite
Less commonScrabble 18

Meanings

adjectiveinflationary (comparative more inflationary, superlative most inflationary)

comparative more inflationary · superlative most inflationary

  1. Causing or liable to cause inflation.

    The rapid influx of precious metals from the new mines had an inflationary effect on the specie based economy.

    1 more example

    For the period through 1984, there is weak support for accelerationism, though the linear fit is mainly due to the disinflationary impact of high unemployment, which no one disputes, not the inflationary effects of prosperity.

    1998, James K. Galbraith, “Comments”, in Inflation, Unemployment, and Monetary Policy, page 66

    Antonyms: deflationary

  2. Of or relating to inflation.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCausing or liable to cause inflation.

Opposite

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveassociated with or tending to cause increases in inflation

Opposite
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰleh₁-
  7. Proto-Italic*flāō
  8. Latinflō
  9. Latinīnflō
  10. Latinīnflātiō
  11. Old Frenchinflation
  12. Englishinflation
  13. Englishinflationary

From inflation + -ary.

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Translations

Dutch inflatoir
  • inflatoircausing inflation
Finnish inflatorinen
  • inflatorinencausing inflation
French inflationniste
  • inflationnistecausing inflation
Greek πληθωριστικός
  • πληθωριστικός (plithoristikós)causing inflation
Polish inflacyjny
  • inflacyjnycausing inflation
Spanish inflacionario
  • inflacionariocausing inflation
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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