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Synonyms for buoy

Most common

float elate

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To keep afloat or aloft; used with up.

Forms

Past participle
buoyed
e.g. buoyed → floated, animated, supported, sustained…

Example sentences

  • float It's possible for a ball of lead to float on water.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
buoyfalling
floatsteady
elatefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
float1, elate2
7 letters
support2, inspire2, sustain2, elevate3, animate3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (elate2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
surnager
Català
surar