Puffed and Sunken

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Puffed adjective - Enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure.

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Sunken is an antonym for puffed.

Nearby Words: puff, puffy, puffing

Sunken adjective - Curved inward.

Usage example: our convalescing guest's sunken cheeks soon filled out on a diet of my mother's cooking

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Puffed is an antonym for sunken.

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