BUOY Synonyms: 177 Similar and Opposite Words

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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 buoy keeps your lower body afloat so your shoulders, back and arms do most of the work. — Patricia Neligan, AJC.com, 27 July 2026 With El Niño ongoing, waters off San Diego this year are significantly warmer than normal for this time of year, with a buoy recently measuring 76 degrees and widespread measurements recorded elsewhere in the 70s. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.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

Accessibility Offering dedicated rooms for those with limited mobility, elevator access to all floors, and specialized light indicators on room numbers and in-room telephones, the property prides itself on being accessibility-friendly.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
The key indicator is that Newmont Mining, the largest constituent of the gold miners, has broken through the 150-day moving average.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of indicator

Verb

Wednesday’s game pits French champions and Champions League winners PSG against Premier League side Villa, who lifted the Europa League courtesy of a 3-0 win over Freiburg.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
He was then lifted for a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the seventh.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of lift

Verb

But since the 2024 Olympics, images of athletes competing — and now residents swimming — in the river have become almost familiar.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Water starts rapidly flooding the house, with a creature swimming through, clearly adept at moving underwater as had been predicted.

— William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of swim

Noun

Brent crude futures ended last week down more than 7% following signals from Washington that an agreement with Tehran to unblock the vital maritime chokepoint was in sight.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
That’s a key signal that the humanoid robot market is at least starting to mature from novelty – and dance shows – toward utility.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of signal

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

The custom floating hot tub can seat up to six people and moves at a cool 3 miles per hour through the calm waters north of Logan Airport.

— Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
In that test, the first-stage booster returned to a floating platform about six minutes after ⁠the separation of its first and upper stage, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026