puffed up

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Synonyms for puffed up

swollen-headed

Synonyms

swollen-headed
proud
high and mighty
bigheaded
full of yourself
too big for your boots

Antonyms

modest
humble
self-effacing

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While the company said first- half profits had jumped by 23 per cent (higher than expected), a few City pointy heads panicked when they realised that the numbers were puffed up by a one-off pension refund.

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At a moment when CINEMA has perhaps never been so puffed up, the tradition Bresson sustained shows that films can still live on a human scale.

ROBERT BRESSON: 1901-1999

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