Meaning & use
buoyed
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lifted in spirits or supported, especially by encouragement or good news.
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The team was buoyed by their unexpected victory.
Investor confidence was buoyed by the strong earnings report.
A note on using this word
Buoyed is almost always used figuratively about morale or confidence, drawing on the literal image of a buoy that keeps something afloat.
Words with a similar meaning
encouragedupliftedboosted
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Words with an opposite meaning
discourageddampened
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