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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The U.S., buoyed by its large domestic energy industry and booming AI build-out, is positioned to weather the storm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Traders’ mood has also been buoyed by a strong earnings season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Chinese carmakers have quickly built up their presence in the lucrative European auto market, buoyed by technological advances their competitors are trying to copy, and analysts say their next step is to begin producing locally.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Shares across the insurance industry have been buoyed by the announcement earlier this month that Medicare rates for 2027 would come in above an earlier proposal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

It gutted him, and buoyed him, ripped out his hearts and gave them back bigger.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor