Buoy Synonyms and Antonyms

bo͝oē, boi
To keep from yielding or failing during stress or difficulty.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. Also used with up: bolster
  2. prop
  3. support
  4. sustain
  5. uphold
A watertight vessel used for buoyancy
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. float
  2. drift
  3. floating marker
To raise the spirits of.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. elate
  2. elevate
  3. uplift
  4. Also used with up: animate
  5. bell
  6. exhilarate
  7. dan
  8. flush
  9. buoy up
  10. inspire
  11. float
  12. inspirit
  13. marker
  14. lift
  15. raise
  16. signal
  17. exalt
  18. support
  19. sustain
Antonyms:
  1. drown
  2. sink

Words Related to Buoy

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. help
  2. happy
  3. bouy
  4. shot-line
  5. daymark
  6. buoys
  7. to-leeward

Buoy Sentence Examples

  • The yellow buoy can be seen in the center of the picture.

  • She was worried and tired already, and his latest jab didn't buoy her spirits at all.

  • Click on the buoy icon that reads, "Get on Board."

  • She swims out to the buoy, and while he is asleep on the beach, she fights a losing battle against an unseen predator.

  • The buoy was then redeployed in exactly the same spot several hours later, without the heaving line!

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