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See Also:

• past tense form of buoy.
• past participle of buoy.

buoyed

American  

[boo-eed, boid] / ˈbu id, bɔɪd /

adjective

1. Nautical. marked with buoys, or distinctively marked floats.

   A buoyed channel guides ships into the inner lagoon.

   Swimming and snorkeling are restricted to the buoyed swimming area.

2. Nautical. made to float or rise in water by means of attached buoys or floats.

   To haul a trap, the lobsterman catches hold of the buoyed trap line with a gaff hook and hauls it up by hand.

3. sustained, encouraged, or supported.

   A buoyed Scotland team began the second half with renewed optimism.

   Following the win, the buoyed opposition leader attacked the chief minister, saying he should immediately tender his resignation.

4. enhanced or increased.

   Boston is really on a roll in 2017, with the greatest football team in the world, a buoyed economy, and packed streets and hotels.

   Despite buoyed expectations, experts nevertheless admit that the country is still lacking the means to fully realize its ambitious goals.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of buoy.

Other Word Forms

• unbuoyed
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of buoyed

buoy ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Buoyed by that narrow escape, Paul then held to love to go 6-5 up, and suddenly the pressure was all on the 24-year-old from Buenos Aires, playing in his first ATP final.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Buoyed by their enthusiasm, HBO Max decided to distribute it in the US and Australia.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Buoyed by robust GDP growth and strong corporate earnings, investors have been shifting from megacap tech stocks in favor of stocks poised to benefit from an economic reacceleration, such as industrials, energy companies and small-caps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Buoyed by the announcements, Rocket Lab’s stock hit a new all-time intraday high of $73.50 Friday, based on available data back to Nov. 16, 2020, Dow Jones Market Data show.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025

Buoyed by this example of success, thousands of new migrants massing in the city’s second ward in 1917 and 1918 took to the polls and elected two black aldermen to represent them.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield