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• past participle of buoy.
• past tense form 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

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buoyed

Sentiment is likely buoyed by expectations that the People’s Bank of China will continue adding to its gold reserves, ANZ said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Venture-capital firms are rethinking the way they work with their limited partners as venture, buoyed by the artificial intelligence boom, becomes a more important asset class.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Investors were also buoyed by a Financial Times report that said SpaceX was looking to raise $40 billion to buy Nvidia chips.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Scotland fans should be buoyed by the new head coach recognising the problems in his team and then fixing them.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

It tipped slowly, still buoyed on the magnetic field of the east, west, and south anchors, but it had lost its balance, like a table with one leg cut away.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor