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inflated adj. 1 exaggerated, conceited, overblown, grandiose, puffed up,
overstated, magnified, amplified, overdrawn, smug, egotistic,
immodest, cocky, vain, self-important, Colloq Brit
swelled-headed, US swell-headed: He has an inflated idea of the
importance of his work. 2 grandiloquent, bombastic, orotund,
high-flown, pompous, pretentious, extravagant, magniloquent:
She always talks about her husband in such inflated terms.
inflexible
adj. unbending, stiff, rigid, firm, rigorous, unyielding,
adamant, severe, Rhadamanthine, inelastic, hard (and fast),
determined, fixed, obdurate, immovable, intractable, unvaried,
unvarying, invariable, unchangeable, immutable, obstinate,
stubborn, obstinate, pigheaded, mulish, dyed in the wool,
headstrong, refractory, steely, stony, resolute, resolved,
unadaptable, unaccommodating, uncompliant, uncompromising,
unshakeable or unshakable: The committee remain inflexible
about changing the rules of the club to admit women.
inflict v. impose, apply, visit, administer, levy, force on or upon;
trouble, afflict: The new government is seeking ways of
inflicting more taxes on us. You ought not to inflict punishment
on such small children.
influence n. 1 power, pressure, weight, sway, impact, force, effect,
leverage, potency; hold, control, mastery, ascendancy, Colloq
pull, clout: Would you use your influence to see if you can get
me a job? The boy is under the influence of his tutor. 2
connections, favour, favouritism, Colloq pull: He got his
position through influence, not merit.
--v. 3 affect, move, change, modify, alter, bias, sway,
persuade, induce, work on, impress (upon), play or act upon or
on, incline; bring pressure to bear on or upon, move, motivate,
manipulate, Brit pressurize, US pressure, Colloq pull strings or
US also wires: She was able to influence the minister to drop
the scheme.
influential
adj. powerful, weighty, strong, forceful, effective, effectual,
efficacious, instrumental, telling, significant, persuasive,
dominant, leading, guiding, authoritative, predominant,