BUOYANCY Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

buoyancy

noun

as in vigorousness

the ability to remain strong and joyful despite challenges Never ones to be discouraged by a few setbacks, they woke up every morning with a renewed buoyancy to move forward.

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Recent Examples of buoyancy Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort Jean-Michel Cousteau sits poolside at his Fijian resort, watching scuba students struggle with buoyancy. —

Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026 She was blessed with an unstinting energy and buoyancy that had her dashing off postcards far and wide, answering e-mails with improvised poetry, and cold-calling younger writers to offer encouragement. —

Pico Iyer, Air Mail, 2 May 2026 The curves suggest a much plusher seat, and the negative space detail through the base give the lounge chair a buoyancy that contradicts its material. —

Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026 The two are so silly, so loopily in synch, that the scene, which occurs halfway through the second act, lifts the entire show, giving it a buoyancy that has been lacking during its exposition-heavy beginning. —

Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for buoyancy

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These moves seek to address the brain drain of top technical talent following the invasion of Ukraine by playing to a traditional Russian strength—upskilling members of a population of some 140 million people, which has historically seen success in the mathematical sciences.

— Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 18 June 2026
Nearly 30 years later, and some 52 years after the country’s first World Cup appearance in West Germany, Haiti’s players must summon that same strength.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026