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Synonyms & Antonyms of buoyed
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in happy, buoyant
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for buoyed
- blissful,
- buoyant,
- cheerful,
- cheery,
- chipper,
- delighted,
- glad,
- gladdened,
- gladsome,
- gleeful,
- happy,
- joyful,
- joyous,
- jubilant,
- sunny,
- upbeat
- ecstatic,
- elated,
- enraptured,
- entranced,
- euphoric,
- exhilarated,
- exuberant,
- exultant,
- overjoyed,
- rapturous,
- rhapsodic
- (also rhapsodical)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for buoyed
- bad,
- blue,
- brokenhearted,
- cast down,
- crestfallen,
- dejected,
- depressed,
- despondent,
- disconsolate,
- doleful,
- down,
- downcast,
- downhearted,
- down in the mouth,
- droopy,
- forlorn,
- gloomy,
- glum,
- hangdog,
- heartbroken,
- heartsick,
- heartsore,
- heavyhearted,
- inconsolable,
- joyless,
- low,
- low-spirited,
- melancholic,
- melancholy,
- miserable,
- mournful,
- sad,
- saddened,
- sorrowful,
- sorry,
- unhappy,
- woebegone,
- woeful,
- wretched
buoyed
verb
past tense of buoy
Synonyms & Antonyms of buoyed (Entry 2 of 2)
1
as in strengthened, lifted
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for buoyed
- abetted,
- boosted,
- cheered,
- emboldened,
- fortified,
- heartened,
- infused,
- inspired,
- lifted,
- rallied,
- steeled,
- strengthened
- enkindled,
- excited,
- fermented,
- fomented,
- incited,
- inflamed
- (also enflamed),
- instigated,
- kindled,
- provoked,
- set off,
- sparked,
- triggered,
- turned on,
- whipped (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for buoyed
- burned out
- (or burnt out),
- debilitated,
- did in,
- drained,
- enervated,
- enfeebled,
- exhausted,
- fagged,
- fatigued,
- harassed,
- kayoed,
- knocked out,
- sapped,
- tuckered (out),
- undermined,
- washed out,
- weakened,
- wearied,
- wore,
- wore out
2
as in floated, sailed
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