BUOY Synonyms: 177 Similar and Opposite Words

buoy 1 of 2

noun

Definition of buoy

as in indicator

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buoy

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verb

as in to lift

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as in to swim

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Recent Examples of buoy

Noun

The 16-year-old radioed in the situation, left his devices and sunglasses at the base of the tower, and ran toward the shore with fins strapped to his wrists and a buoy. — Sophia Leone, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 The buoy keeps your lower body afloat so your shoulders, back and arms do most of the work. — Patricia Neligan, AJC.com, 27 July 2026

Verb

The Red Sox’s four-game sweep will buoy them and haunt the Yankees for a while, and this Travelers will probably stay with Scheffler, too. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026 But progressives hope the current wave of anti-Trump furor in deep blue cities across the country will help buoy the chances of those on the hard left. — Matt Brown, Fortune, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for buoy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoy

Noun

As of Friday's close, the Index is 41% above Worth's favorite indicator, the 150-day moving average.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
Track one leading indicator, one outcome indicator and one balancing indicator.

— Thomas Lim, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of indicator

Verb

With their victory, Cameroon became just the fourth nation to lift the WAFCON trophy since 1998 and the third to win both the men’s and women’s Africa Cup of Nations (alongside Nigeria and South Africa).

— Emily Olsen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The rally powering the major averages this year has lifted small-cap stocks – and several also offer dividend income and the prospect for further gains.

— Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of lift

Verb

From Sacramento to Albany and several state capitals in between, regional attorneys general are steeled to stop Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery in an antitrust lawsuit that could hit the courts Monday.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 July 2026
Publishers are stacking the deck for the fall, when a glut of books are sent into the world steeled for holiday gifting.

— Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 25 June 2026

Definition of steel

Verb

Jaissle is likely to have his own prospective midfield names, too, who were not actively being floated before he was appointed.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
But that identical physical phenomenon might soon change how miniature robots fly, float, and navigate complex environments.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of float

Noun

But that agreement, which had already effectively collapsed, officially expired on Monday with no sign of a breakthrough and as tensions have escalated.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
On-again, off-again negotiations have shown little sign of a breakthrough, encouraging oil producers and Gulf nations to seek out other trade routes, some of which are already transporting millions of barrels each day.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of sign

Verb

That news was relayed to a capacity crowd at Hillsborough, cheering the countdown from 15 to zero on the scoreboard.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Wrapped in a blue blanket, the young woman was carried to an ambulance as firefighters embraced and onlookers cheered.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026