Synonyms of buoyed

buoyed 1 of 2

adjective

as in buoyant

Related Words

• buoyant
• jubilant
• joyous
• delighted
• gleeful
• upbeat
• joyful
• cheerful
• blissful
• exuberant
• ecstatic
• exultant
• rapturous
• cheery
• enraptured
• elated
• euphoric
• glad
• chipper
• gladdened
• jovial
• rhapsodic
• optimistic
• merry
• exhilarated
• overjoyed
• happy
• mirthful
• sunny
• excited
• hopeful
• jolly
• jocund
• jocular
• gladsome
• blithe
• entranced
• jocose
• encouraged
• sanguine
• rosy
• thrilled
• spirited
• blithesome
• heartened
• lively
• perky
• sprightly
• bouncing
• jaunty
• satisfied
• smiling
• pleased
• vivacious
• energetic
• gratified
• lightsome
• animated
• frisky
• peppy
• laughing
• springy
• content
• zippy
• grinning
• vital
• beaming
• sprightful

Dissimilar Words

• low
• depressed
• sad
• unhappy
• gloomy
• despondent
• down
• melancholy
• bad
• forlorn
• woeful
• mournful
• glum
• dejected
• miserable
• blue
• disconsolate
• downcast
• crestfallen
• sorrowful
• sorry
• doleful
• saddened
• melancholic
• woebegone
• wretched
• heartbroken
• heartsick
• joyless
• troubled
• hangdog
• inconsolable
• brokenhearted
• droopy
• worried
• uneasy
• upset
• aggrieved
• distressed
• downhearted
• down in the mouth
• sunk
• unquiet
• heavyhearted
• low-spirited
• despairing
• cast down
• hopeless
• heartsore

buoyed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of buoy

1

as in lifted

Related Words

• lifted
• cheered
• emboldened
• infused
• strengthened
• heartened
• inspired
• rallied
• boosted
• fortified
• triggered
• abetted
• kindled
• provoked
• excited
• steeled
• reinvigorated
• sparked
• revived
• set off
• renewed
• incited
• fomented
• rekindled
• instigated
• reawakened
• revitalized
• rejuvenated
• refreshed
• turned on
• resurrected
• whipped (up)
• inflamed
• resuscitated
• propelled
• reactivated
• fermented
• recharged
• galvanized
• recreated
• reenergized
• enkindled
• regenerated
• motivated
• electrified
• activated
• impelled
• refreshened
• roused
• stirred
• reanimated
• restimulated
• actuated
• enlivened
• moved
• invigorated
• awakened
• stimulated
• reawoke
• charged
• aroused
• drove
• energized
• awoke
• quickened
• vitalized
• woke (up)
• braced
• spiked
• motived
• animated
• raised
• jump-started
• vivified
• zipped (up)
• fired
• filliped
• livened (up)
• jazzed (up)
• pepped (up)
• juiced up
• amped (up)
• gingered (up)

Dissimilar Words

• dampened
• killed
• dulled
• undermined
• damped
• weakened
• exhausted
• deadened
• drained
• sapped
• wore
• harassed
• fatigued
• slowed
• wearied
• enfeebled
• burned out
• knocked out
• enervated
• debilitated
• checked
• restrained
• suppressed
• washed out
• inhibited
• curbed
• did in
• wore out
• quelled
• stunted
• fagged
• repressed
• quenched
• stilled
• discouraged
• jaded
• daunted
• disheartened
• dispirited
• tuckered (out)
• demoralized
• kayoed

2

as in floated

Related Words

• floated
• hovered
• wafted
• drifted
• poised
• swam
• sailed
• glided
• rode
• hung
• suspended
• dangled
• ballooned
• rafted
• bobbed

Dissimilar Words

• settled
• sank
• plunged
• dived
• lunged
• dipped
• submerged
• immersed
• submersed

Example Sentences

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