Thesaurus
present participle of buoy
Synonyms & Antonyms of buoying
1
as in strengthening, lifting
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for buoying
- abetting,
- boosting,
- cheering,
- emboldening,
- fortifying,
- heartening,
- infusing,
- inspiring,
- lifting,
- rallying,
- steeling,
- strengthening
- enkindling,
- exciting,
- fermenting,
- fomenting,
- inciting,
- inflaming
- (also enflaming),
- instigating,
- kindling,
- provoking,
- setting off,
- sparking,
- triggering,
- turning on,
- whipping (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for buoying
- burning out,
- debilitating,
- doing in,
- draining,
- enervating,
- enfeebling,
- exhausting,
- fagging,
- fatiguing,
- harassing,
- kayoing,
- knocking out,
- sapping,
- tuckering (out),
- undermining,
- washing out,
- weakening,
- wearing,
- wearing out,
- wearying
2
as in floating, sailing
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“Buoying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoying. Accessed 18 May. 2022.
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