BUOYED Synonyms: 273 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in buoyant

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verb

past tense of buoy

as in lifted

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Recent Examples of buoyed

Adjective

But Democrats did not view it as a good faith effort, and, feeling buoyed about their chances in the midterms, said Bondi further damaged her credibility with a party hoping to take the majority. — Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026 The online hype faded but the stock stayed relatively buoyed. — Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 29 Dec. 2025 Marsch will likely come away from this game feeling more buoyed than ever about Tani Oluwaseyi – who did not appear until the 78th minute – as the right forward to play beside Jonathan David. — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoyed

Adjective

Some layers, like sandstone, contain honeycombed pores capable of holding CO2, while others, like mudstone, can act as impermeable seals, trapping the buoyant gas underground.

— Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
Her portrayal is buoyant and curious, both attuned to and alienated from Mi-ok’s hopes and desires, whether emotional or erotic or material.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of buoyant

Verb

An entire home was lifted from its foundation and floated down the river before crashing into a pedestrian bridge.

— Christopher Weber, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Our analysis spotlighted how the worst is to come and floated that speculation internally has turned to the future of radio and podcast streamer BBC Sounds.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of floated

Adjective

On election night as the results became clear, Abbas told a jubilant crowd of supporters that a majority of Israelis had voted against Netanyahu and his right-wing allies and had proved that peace, dignity and security could be on the horizon.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
David McIntosh, president of School Freedom Fund and the affiliated Club for Growth, was jubilant afterward.

— Henry Culvyhouse, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of jubilant

Verb

State elections officials, other state leaders, voting rights advocates and election experts all cheered the ruling.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Betsy Smith, the head of the Central Park Conservancy, the nonprofit which operates the park, cheered the passage of the bill.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of cheered

Verb

Every part of Central Florida saw a significant drenching beginning Sunday morning and continuing through Monday as a result of a stubborn low pressure disturbance that hovered over the state.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
Student growth in math and ELA at West Aurora — a measure of how much students have improved compared with their peers — generally hovered around average compared to the rest of the state, according to ISBE’s 2026 figures.

— Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of hovered

Adjective

Needless to say, as innocuous as the message might’ve been, this was not exactly normal behavior in the aftermath of such a joyous breakthrough moment.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
See his portraits—and relive the concert’s joyous celebration of one of musical theater’s most groundbreaking and influential works—below.

— Vogue, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of joyous

Verb

But economic calamity combined with opportunity, particularly from the Iran war, has emboldened Somalia’s pirates to return to the seas in search of multimillion-dollar ransom payments.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
That might help explain, in part, why many Republican officials seem undaunted — even emboldened — by the blowback to this new Ramaswamy ad.

— Caitlin Dewey, Vox, 21 Oct. 2026

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