buoyed

[boo-eed, boid]

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.

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unbuoyed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of buoyed¹

buoy ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Results were buoyed by growth in its architecture, engineering, construction, and operations vertical.

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Alphabet stock has been on a tear lately, buoyed by optimism about its use of artificial intelligence in its search business.

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In Bolivia, the recent election of President Rodrigo Paz, a business-friendly centrist, after years of socialist rule has buoyed hopes that the government might ease state controls over the lithium industry.

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While Farrell was buoyed by his team's second-half efforts, he bemoaned "stupid errors" and admitted Ireland lost their composure in the face of a dominant South African scrum.

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Companies were buoyed by the end of the longest government shutdown in history and a hope that Washington would be more supportive of business in 2026.

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