Definitions

buoyed

[boo-eed, boid] / ˈbu id, bɔɪd /

VERB

make light, encourage

Synonyms

WEAK

bolster boost buck up cheer cheer up encourage hearten keep afloat lift prop raise support sustain uphold

Antonyms

WEAK

bring down depress

Example Sentences

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Many were buoyed by the postwar economic boom, access to affordable college educations and workplace pensions, and growth in the housing and stock markets, MarketWatch recently reported.

From MarketWatch

This strong performance also buoyed regional currencies from China’s close trading partners such as South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand amid trade uncertainties.

From The Wall Street Journal

The earnings didn’t dent Warner stock, which was trading at around $29 a share Thursday — buoyed by the bidding war between Netflix and Paramount.

From Los Angeles Times

The lender said its personal-banking businesses were buoyed by strong revenue growth and operating leverage in the quarter, with net interest income and non-interest income both rising.

From The Wall Street Journal

Companies that previously sold to the masses now need to deploy two distinct playbooks: one for cash-strapped shoppers and another for higher-income consumers buoyed by rising stock markets.

From The Wall Street Journal