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buoy - 15 thesaurus results
Main Entry: buoy
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: floating device
Synonyms: beacon, drift, float, guide, marker, signal
Main Entry: buoy (up)
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make light, encourage
Synonyms: bolster, boost, buck up, cheer, cheer up, encourage, hearten, lift, prop, raise, support, sustain, uphold, keep afloat
Antonyms: bring down, depress
Main Entry: bolster
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: help
Synonyms: aid, assist, bear up, boost, brace, buck up, bulwark, buoy, buttress, carry, cushion, help, hold up, maintain, pick up, pillow, prop, reinforce, stay, strengthen, support, sustain, uphold, shore up
Antonyms: hinder, obstruct, prevent, undermine, not support
Main Entry: embolden
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: encourage
Synonyms: boost, buoy, cheer, energize, exhilarate, goad, inspire, invigorate, push, rally, reassure, refresh, spur, stir, sway, enhearten, give courage, give pep talk, inspirit, psyche up, revitalize
Main Entry: enliven
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: inspire, vitalize
Synonyms: animate, brighten, buck up, buoy, cheer, cheer up, divert, entertain, excite, exhilarate, fire, galvanize, gladden, hearten, invigorate, pep up*, perk up*, pick up, quicken, refresh, rejuvenate, renew, restore, rouse, spark, spice, stimulate, vivify, work up*, zap*, brace up, fire up, give a lift, give life to, inspirit, jazz up, juice up, let sunshine in, put pep into, recreate, snap out of it, spice up, vivificate, wake up
Antonyms: bore, dull, enervate, exhaust, fatigue, subdue, tire
Main Entry: exhilarate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make very happy
Synonyms: animate, boost, buoy, cheer, delight, elate, enliven, exalt, excite, gladden, inspire, invigorate, juice*, lift, pep up*, perk up*, pick up, quicken, rejoice, send, stimulate, thrill, turn on*, uplift, commove, inspirit, put zip into, snap up, vitalize
Antonyms: agitate, depress, discourage, sadden, upset, worry
Main Entry: hearten
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: raise someone's spirits
Synonyms: animate, arouse, assure, buck up, buoy, cheer, comfort, console, embolden, encourage, energize, enliven, incite, inspire, rally, reassure, rouse, steel, stimulate, stir, strengthen, inspirit, revivify
Antonyms: bring down, depress, discourage, dishearten
Main Entry: prop
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hold up or lean against
Synonyms: bear up, bolster, brace, buoy, buttress, carry, maintain, rest, set, shore, stand, stay, strengthen, support, sustain, truss, uphold, underprop
Antonyms: drop, fall
Main Entry: reassure
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: restore confidence to
Synonyms: assure, bolster, brace, buoy, cheer, comfort, console, convince, encourage, give a lift, give confidence, guarantee, hearten, inspire, inspirit, perk up, pick up*, put one's mind to rest, relieve, snap one out of it
Antonyms: discourage, dishearten, unnerve
Main Entry: life jacket
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: flotation device
Synonyms: buoy, life preserver, lifeline, Mae West, cork jacket, life belt, life net, life vest, swimmies
Main Entry: life preserver
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: flotation device
Synonyms: buoy, life jacket, lifeline, Mae West, cork jacket, life belt, life net, life vest, swimmies
Main Entry: cheer
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make someone feel happier
Synonyms: animate, brighten, buck up*, buoy, comfort, console, elate, elevate, embolden, encourage, enliven, exhilarate, gladden, hearten, help, incite, perk up, pick up, solace, steel, strengthen, uplift, warm, brace up, give a lift, inspirit, let the sun shine in, put on cloud nine, put on top of the world, snap out of it, upraise
Antonyms: bring down, depress, dishearten, make unhappy
Main Entry: encourage
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: stimulate spiritually
Synonyms: animate, applaud, boost, brighten, buck up*, buoy, cheer, cheer up, comfort, console, embolden, energize, enliven, excite, exhilarate, fortify, galvanize, gladden, goad, hearten, incite, inspire, instigate, praise, prick, push, rally, reassure, refresh, restore, rouse, spur, steel, stir, strengthen, sway, enhearten, give shot in arm, inspirit, prop up, psych up, revitalize, revivify
Antonyms: dampen, deject, depress, deter, discourage, dissuade, dispirit, uninspire
Main Entry: sustain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: keep up, maintain
Synonyms: aid, approve, assist, back, bankroll, bear, befriend, bolster, brace, buoy, buttress, carry, comfort, confirm, continue, convey, defend, endorse, favor, feed, foster, go for, help, lug, nourish, nurse, nurture, pack, preserve, prolong, prop, protract, ratify, relieve, save, supply, support, transfer, transport, uphold, validate, verify, keep alive, keep from falling, keep going, lend a hand, provide for, shore up, stand by, stick up for, tote
Antonyms: discontinue, halt, stop
Main Entry: lighten
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: reduce weight, load
Synonyms: allay, alleviate, ameliorate, assuage, attenuate, buoy, change, comfort, cut down, decrease, dilute, disencumber, ease, empty, eradicate, extenuate, facilitate, free, jettison, lessen, levitate, mitigate, mollify, put off, reduce, relieve, remove, shift, take, thin, throw out, unburden, unload, disburden, make less, make lighter, pour out, take a load off, uplight, upraise
Antonyms: burden, weigh down
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