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Synonyms and antonyms of puff out in English

puff out

verb
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WAX

Synonyms

become larger
enlarge
increase
expand
develop
thrive
extend
widen
become fuller
fill out
swell
dilate
spread out
inflate
blow up
balloon
wax
grow
become

Antonyms

wane
become smaller
diminish
decrease
contract
narrow
deflate

INFLATE

Synonyms

inflate
fill up
blow up
be blown up
swell
expand
bloat
pump up
fill with gas
distend
dilate

Antonyms

deflate
empty
flatten

BULGE

Synonyms

bulge
swell
swell out
protrude
distend
project
stand out
stick out
bag
sag

Antonyms

shrink
cave in
collapse

PAD

Synonyms

pad
fill out unnecessarily
expand needlessly
enlarge excessively
amplify freely
stretch out
inflate
fatten
blow up
 Synonyms for puff out from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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