distended

Definitions

Swollen or expanded due to internal pressure.

Enlarged or stretched out of normal shape.

Examples

The doctor noticed that the patient's abdomen was severely distended due to the underlying infection.

After eating a massive holiday feast, he felt uncomfortable with his distended stomach.

Synonyms

swollen bloated inflated expanded enlarged bulging turgid

Antonyms

shrunken deflated contracted shriveled compressed constricted diminished