inflation

/ˌɪnflˈeɪʃən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a general and progressive increase in prices
   “in inflation everything gets more valuable except money”
2. (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
3. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
4. the act of filling something with air

Synonyms for inflation

• rising prices
• ostentation
• ostentatiousness
• pomposity
• pompousness
• pretentiousness
• puffiness
• splashiness

Antonyms of inflation

• deflation
• disinflation

Words that rhyme with inflation

• operation
• variation
• representation
• separation
• association
• derivation
• elevation
• inclination
• preparation
• application
• combination
• concentration
• formation
• foundation
• generation
• irritation
• organisation
• organization
• presentation
• radiation
• regulation
• relaxation
• replication
• reservation
• restoration
• translation
• accommodation
• administration
• animation
• assimilation