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Synonyms for "buoy up" in English

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buoy up:
- lighten; lighten up; buoy up; buoy

English

Detailed Synonyms for buoy up in English

buoy up:

buoy up verbe

buoy up

– become more cheerful ¹
to lighten; lighten up; buoy up
– become more cheerful ¹
- lighten verbe (lightens, lightened, lightening)
  - after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit¹
- lighten up verbe
- buoy up verbe
buoy up

– keep afloat ¹
buoy; buoy up
– keep afloat ¹
- buoy verbe
  - The life vest buoyed him up¹
- buoy up verbe
buoy up

– make more cheerful ¹
to lighten; buoy up; lighten up
– make more cheerful ¹
- lighten verbe (lightens, lightened, lightening)
  - the conversation lightened me up a bit¹
- buoy up verbe
- lighten up verbe

Alternate Synonyms for "buoy up":

lighten; lighten up; cheer; cheer up; chirk up
buoy; hold; support; sustain; hold up

Antonyms for "buoy up":

weigh down

Related Definitions for "buoy up":

become more cheerful¹
keep afloat¹
make more cheerful¹

Related Synonyms for buoy up

buoy
up

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University