: overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
felt bloated from eating too much
a bloated body
—often used figuratively to describe something as having grown excessively largea bloated budget
a bloated bureaucracy
Examples of bloated in a Sentence
I felt bloated from eating too much.
a bloated sense of his own importance
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 2 May 2026
And during spring 2025’s budget battles, Foster spoke out against the mayor’s bloated staff and was key to the elimination of two deputy chief operating officer jobs that each paid about $400,000 annually in total compensation.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
The billionaires will likely get something in return, like bloated no-bid contracts.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Even traditions from the pre-NIL days of recruiting that have made their way over to the modern game have gotten bloated and overused.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bloated
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“Bloated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloated. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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