Definition for Buoy:

• To keep afloat; to bear up; to sustain; to keep from sinking; to fix buoys as a direction to mariners. Life- buoy, a float to sustain persons who have fallen overboard, till relief can be brought them. Buoy- rope, the rope which fastens a buoy to an anchor.

Synonyms for Buoy:

• n.

  •
  • assist,
  • nurse,
  • make for,
  • get past,
  • contribute,
  • promote,
  • foster,
  • nurture,
  • advance.
  •
  • anchor,
  • uphold,
  • blade,
  • help.
  •
  • elevate,
  • brighten (up) someone's day/life,
  • bring a smile to your face/lips,
  • flush,
  • lift,
  • make someone's day,
  • happy,
  • exalt,
  • gladden,
  • animate,
  • do someone's heart good,
  • elate,
  • inspire,
  • uplift,
  • please.
  •
  • be suspended in something,
  • ride.
  •alarm (noun)
  • beacon,
  • signal,
  • siren,
  • call,
  • horn,
  • whistle,
  • flare,
  • bell,
  • caution,
  • alarm,
  • warning,
  • alert,
  • foghorn,
  • semaphore,
  • notice.
  •buoy (noun)
  • buoy up.
  •buoy up (noun)
  • boost,
  • raise,
  • cheer (up).
  •communication (noun)
  • buoy.
  •float (noun)
  • drift,
  • life,
  • can,
  • floating marker,
  • light,
  • nun,
  • whistling.
  •floating device (noun)
  • marker,
  • guide.
  •life jacket (noun)
  • life net,
  • swimmies,
  • life belt,
  • cork jacket,
  • swimmy.

• v.

  •bolster (verb)
  • up held,
  • up-held,
  • up holds,
  • up-holds,
  • up hold,
  • up-holding,
  • up holding,
  • up-hold,
  • shores up.
  •cheer (verb)
  • in cite,
  • up-raises,
  • puts on top world,
  • letting sun shine in,
  • lets sun shine in,
  • snapped out of it,
  • up-raising,
  • puts top of world,
  • letted sun shine in,
  • putting top world,
  • snaps out it,
  • up-raise,
  • up-raised,
  • putting on top the world,
  • puts top of the world,
  • bracing up,
  • puts on top of world,
  • putting top of world,
  • put top world,
  • puts on top the world,
  • up lifted,
  • in-cites,
  • puts top world,
  • gave lift,
  • putting top the world,
  • puts on cloud nine,
  • puts top the world,
  • up-lifted,
  • putting cloud nine,
  • letted the sun shine in,
  • put top of the world,
  • putting on cloud nine,
  • put top the world,
  • up raise,
  • in-cited,
  • up lifting,
  • braces up,
  • giving a lift,
  • put on top of world,
  • braced up,
  • giving lift,
  • snaps out of it,
  • up lift,
  • up raises,
  • snap out it,
  • put on top the world,
  • put top of world,
  • snapping out of it,
  • put cloud nine,
  • letting the sun shine in,
  • in-cite,
  • putting on top of world,
  • up-lifting,
  • puts cloud nine,
  • gives a lift,
  • lets the sun shine in,
  • up-lift,
  • snapped out it,
  • gave a lift,
  • let sun shine in,
  • putting top of the world,
  • snapping out it,
  • puts on top of the world,
  • up raising,
  • up raised,
  • putting on top of the world,
  • put on top world,
  • in cites,
  • up-lifts,
  • up lifts,
  • putting on top world,
  • give lift,
  • gives lift.
  •embolden (verb)
  • gave pep talk,
  • re freshes,
  • psyches up,
  • giving courage,
  • in spiring,
  • giving pep talk,
  • re-freshes,
  • enheartens,
  • in spire,
  • in-spire,
  • gives pep talk,
  • enheartening,
  • gave courage,
  • psyching up,
  • re vitalizes,
  • in-spiring,
  • in spired,
  • in-spires,
  • re vitalized,
  • gives courage,
  • re-vitalized,
  • enheartened,
  • re-fresh,
  • re-vitalize,
  • re vitalize,
  • in spires,
  • in-spired,
  • re fresh,
  • re-vitalizing,
  • re-vitalizes,
  • re vitalizing.
  •encourage (verb)
  • re vivifies,
  • re store,
  • gave shot in arm,
  • re-vivifying,
  • re vivify,
  • ex cited,
  • give shot arm,
  • re vivified,
  • gives shot in arm,
  • giving shot in arm,
  • gives shot arm,
  • re-stores,
  • ex cites,
  • re vivifying,
  • re stored,
  • re storing,
  • re-vivified,
  • ex cite,
  • Re-store,
  • giving shot arm,
  • ex-cited,
  • ex-cite,
  • gave shot arm,
  • ex-cites,
  • ex citing,
  • re-vivifies,
  • re-stored,
  • re-vivify,
  • psychs up,
  • re-storing,
  • props up,
  • re stores.
  •enliven (verb)
  • put pep in to,
  • spiced up,
  • puts pep in to,
  • re create,
  • spices up,
  • wakes up,
  • letted sunshine in,
  • gives life to,
  • firing up,
  • juices up,
  • letting sunshine in,
  • re-news,
  • giving life to,
  • spicing up,
  • re news,
  • jazzes up,
  • putting pep into,
  • vivificated,
  • lets sunshine in,
  • jazzing up,
  • vivificates,
  • jazzed up,
  • re-new,
  • gave life to,
  • re new,
  • puts pep into,
  • juicing up,
  • vivificating,
  • putting pep in to.
  •exhilarate (verb)
  • de light,
  • Commoved,
  • commoves,
  • putting zip in to,
  • puts zip into,
  • putting zip into,
  • puts zip in to,
  • de-lights,
  • snapped up,
  • de-light,
  • snapping up,
  • put zip in to,
  • de lighted,
  • de-lighting,
  • de lights,
  • de-lighted,
  • de lighting.
  •inspirit (verb)
  • in spirited,
  • in spiriting,
  • in spirit,
  • in-spirits,
  • in-spirit,
  • in-spirited,
  • in-spiriting.
  •lighten (verb)
  • un loading,
  • un-burdened,
  • dis-encumbered,
  • un-burdening,
  • re-moving,
  • dis burdened,
  • de-creasing,
  • de creasing,
  • un burden,
  • up-lighting,
  • took a load off,
  • up-lights,
  • dis encumbers,
  • dis burden,
  • makes lighter,
  • makes less,
  • un loads,
  • uplighted,
  • re-move,
  • un burdened,
  • took load off,
  • uplighting,
  • un burdening,
  • re duces,
  • un-burden,
  • de-creases,
  • takes a load off,
  • up-lighted,
  • re-duce,
  • un loaded,
  • making less,
  • un-load,
  • up lighted,
  • un-loads,
  • dis encumber,
  • dis-burdening,
  • dis encumbered,
  • taking a load off,
  • re-moves,
  • dis encumbering,
  • un-burdens,
  • dis-encumbering,
  • de creased,
  • taking load off,
  • de creases,
  • up lights,
  • dis-encumber,
  • re moving,
  • up lighting,
  • un load,
  • take load off,
  • made less,
  • dis burdens,
  • un burdens,
  • making lighter,
  • dis-burdens,
  • de-creased,
  • re moved,
  • up-light,
  • takes load off,
  • dis burdening,
  • re move,
  • dis-encumbers,
  • de-crease,
  • re-duces,
  • dis-burden,
  • dis-burdened,
  • up light,
  • re duce,
  • de crease.
  •prop (verb)
  • re-sting,
  • under-propped,
  • Underpropped,
  • under-propping,
  • under propped,
  • under propping,
  • underprops,
  • re sting.
  •reassure (verb)
  • put one's mind rest,
  • puts one mind to rest,
  • puts mind to rest,
  • put ones mind to rest,
  • puts one's mind to rest,
  • snaps one out of it,
  • re assuring,
  • re assures,
  • putting mind rest,
  • snapping one out it,
  • putting one's mind to rest,
  • puts mind rest,
  • re-assuring,
  • put mind to rest,
  • put ones mind rest,
  • put one mind to rest,
  • snapping one out of it,
  • puts one's mind rest,
  • put mind rest,
  • re-assured,
  • putting ones mind rest,
  • gives confidence,
  • re assure,
  • puts ones mind to rest,
  • re assured,
  • puts one mind rest,
  • re-assure,
  • snap one out it,
  • re-assures,
  • snapped one out of it,
  • putting one mind rest,
  • putting mind to rest,
  • put one mind rest,
  • puts ones mind rest,
  • putting one mind to rest,
  • snapped one out it,
  • snaps one out it,
  • gave confidence,
  • putting one's mind rest,
  • putting ones mind to rest.
  •sustain (verb)
  • pro longing,
  • sticking up for,
  • de fended,
  • pre-serving,
  • lends hand,
  • trans ported,
  • pre serving,
  • keeping alive,
  • be-friended,
  • kept from falling,
  • be-friending,
  • keeps going,
  • keeping going,
  • sticking for,
  • pro-tracts,
  • sticks up for,
  • pre-served,
  • lend hand,
  • lends a hand,
  • be friended,
  • be friend,
  • be-friend,
  • pre served,
  • de-fends,
  • de-fended,
  • de-fending,
  • sticked up for,
  • pro long,
  • sticked for,
  • lent hand,
  • provides for,
  • pro tract,
  • pro-longed,
  • pro-tract,
  • de fends,
  • pro-longing,
  • stands by,
  • stuck up for,
  • be friending,
  • lending a hand,
  • pro longs,
  • sticks for,
  • pre serve,
  • de fend,
  • stuck for,
  • keeps from falling,
  • be-friends,
  • keeping from falling,
  • lent a hand,
  • de fending,
  • pre serves,
  • kept alive,
  • pro-longs,
  • lending hand,
  • keeps alive,
  • pro-long,
  • providing for,
  • de-fend,
  • pro tracts,
  • pre-serves.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • sonar,
  • ballast,
  • life vest,
  • sextant,
  • bollard,
  • inboard motor,
  • life jacket,
  • life preserver,
  • lifebelt,
  • oar,
  • outboard motor,
  • flotation device.
  •
  • paddle.
  •cheer
  • gladdened,
  • give a lift,
  • snap out of it,
  • put on top of the world,
  • perked up,
  • put on cloud nine,
  • Gladdening,
  • let the sun shine in,
  • brace up.
  •embolden
  • Enhearten,
  • give pep talk,
  • give courage,
  • psyched up,
  • psyche up,
  • revitalize.
  •inspirit
  • in spirits.
  •lighten
  • lighten,
  • poured out,
  • unburden,
  • facilitates,
  • uplights,
  • unburdens,
  • unburdened,
  • make less,
  • pour out,
  • take a load off,
  • pours out,
  • make lighter,
  • uplight,
  • made lighter,
  • pouring out,
  • jettison,
  • facilitate,
  • unburdening.
  •Other relevant words:
  • zest,
  • confirm,
  • hold out hope,
  • floaty,
  • vitalize,
  • life raft,
  • upbeat,
  • roman candle,
  • lively,
  • invigorate,
  • energize,
  • cobweb,
  • beckon,
  • thriving,
  • defend,
  • lollipop,
  • steppingstone,
  • life buoy,
  • bid fair,
  • mark out,
  • boom,
  • hoist,
  • leer,
  • incite,
  • Upbear,
  • signal rocket,
  • yellow flag,
  • reference point,
  • rear,
  • police whistle,
  • radio beacon,
  • amber light,
  • underpin,
  • brace,
  • perk up,
  • positive,
  • caution light,
  • kick,
  • traffic light,
  • wigwag,
  • emergency landing,
  • flatter,
  • flue,
  • down,
  • balloon,
  • augur well,
  • mote,
  • escort,
  • ejection seat,
  • lifeboat,
  • acoustic buoy,
  • lifejacket,
  • upraise,
  • nun buoy,
  • cheerful,
  • safety belt,
  • gong buoy,
  • preserve,
  • life ring,
  • impetus,
  • continue,
  • chirpy,
  • omen,
  • chirk,
  • green light,
  • carry,
  • fillip,
  • signal lamp,
  • back,
  • bear up,
  • signal tower,
  • zip,
  • gesture,
  • Pilot flag,
  • balsa raft,
  • stick up,
  • ether,
  • gossamer,
  • energy,
  • cultivate,
  • buttress,
  • blinker,
  • conduct,
  • watch fire,
  • glance,
  • fortify,
  • plank,
  • elastic,
  • assure,
  • pep up,
  • sign,
  • cheer up,
  • touch,
  • blue peter,
  • lighthearted,
  • airy,
  • encouraging,
  • promise,
  • hopeful,
  • straw,
  • parachute,
  • buoys,
  • pep,
  • favorable,
  • balsa,
  • heliograph,
  • erect,
  • keep up,
  • poke,
  • stream,
  • conical buoy,
  • bear,
  • bob,
  • stop light,
  • delight,
  • wink,
  • urge on,
  • raft,
  • spur on,
  • crutch,
  • optimistic,
  • rubber dinghy,
  • nod,
  • go light,
  • resilient,
  • comfortable,
  • auspicious,
  • egg on,
  • strengthen,
  • balefire,
  • beacon fire,
  • waft,
  • signal light,
  • indication,
  • heave,
  • means of escape,
  • look up,
  • directory,
  • stimulate,
  • perky,
  • bell buoy,
  • feather,
  • reinforce,
  • signal fire,
  • dust,
  • upheave,
  • sublimate,
  • breeches buoy,
  • point of reference,
  • traffic signal,
  • give hope,
  • Uprear,
  • cherish,
  • heighten,
  • incentive,
  • pontoon,
  • cork,
  • red light,
  • advise,
  • bright,
  • guidebook,
  • signal flag,
  • affirm,
  • thistle,
  • raise hope,
  • red flag,
  • buoyant,
  • postulant,
  • encouragement,
  • sister,
  • aid to navigation,
  • water wings,
  • inducement,
  • can buoy,
  • gong,
  • control,
  • brighten,
  • channel,
  • inspire hope,
  • surfboard,
  • keep afloat,
  • comfort,
  • set up,
  • air,
  • ejector seat,
  • upcast,
  • white flag,
  • abet,
  • bubble,
  • nudge,
  • blithe,
  • lifeline,
  • rocket.

Paraphrases for Buoy:

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    supports, removes, upgrades, increases, cancels, files, pushes, sues, rises, Backs.
  • Noun, plural
    drifters.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    lifeline, beacon.
  • Verb, base form
    floatie.

Antonyms for Buoy:

• n.

  • buoy up
    discourage, depress.

• v.

  • Other antonyms:
    sadden, daunt, dispirit, intimidate, debilitate, weaken, dishearten, undermine, PSYCH, enfeeble, hamstring, demoralize.

Buoy Sentence Examples:

• The Eurotas, as I've told you, was a new ship, well found to the last life - buoy.

• Next morning, at day - light, I went on board the Resolution for the time - keeper; and, in my way, was hailed by the Discovery, and informed, that their cutter had been stolen, during the night, from the buoy where it was moored.

Homophones for Buoy:

• booee.

Hypernym for Buoy:

• n.

  • communication
    can, can buoy, acoustic buoy, spar buoy, conical buoy, nun, nun buoy.

Hyponym for Buoy:

• n.

  • communication
    point of reference, reference, reference point.

• v.

  • communication
    mark.
  • contact
    hold, sustain, hold up, support.
  • motion
    swim, float.