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{
"buoyancy":{
"the ability to remain strong and joyful despite challenges":{
"examples":[
"Never ones to be discouraged by a few setbacks, they woke up every morning with a renewed buoyancy to move forward."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"jauntiness",
"springiness",
"animation",
"briskness",
"exuberance",
"jazziness",
"liveliness",
"lustiness",
"peppiness",
"robustness",
"sprightliness",
"vibrance",
"vibrancy",
"vigorousness",
"vitality",
"potency",
"power",
"resilience",
"strength",
"doggedness",
"perseverance",
"persistency",
"tenacity",
"backbone",
"fortitude",
"grit",
"iron",
"pluck",
"sand",
"brightness",
"cheer",
"cheerfulness",
"chirpiness",
"effervescence",
"friskiness",
"pizzazz",
"pizazz",
"sparkle",
"spirit",
"verve",
"vivaciousness",
"vivacity",
"eagerness",
"ebullience",
"ebulliency",
"enthusiasm",
"keenness",
"spiritedness",
"good-humoredness",
"good-naturedness",
"humor",
"sunniness",
"frivolity",
"levity",
"jollification",
"jollity",
"reveling",
"revelling",
"revelry",
"gamesomeness",
"insouciance",
"lightheartedness",
"sportiveness",
"impishness",
"pertness",
"playfulness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"helplessness",
"impotence",
"impotency",
"inadequacy",
"weakness",
"indolence",
"laziness",
"languidness",
"languor",
"lethargy",
"limpness",
"listlessness",
"sleepiness",
"sluggishness",
"spiritlessness",
"torpidity",
"torpor",
"weariness",
"apathy",
"impassivity",
"dullness",
"dulness",
"pallidness",
"tediousness",
"tedium",
"vapidity",
"vapidness",
"inactivity",
"lifelessness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"buoys (up)":{
"to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{
"examples":[
"the sudden improvement in his health buoyed him up"
],
"synonyms":[
"bears up",
"bucks up",
"cheers (up)",
"chirks (up)",
"emboldens",
"encourages",
"heartens",
"inspires",
"inspirits",
"steels"
],
"near synonyms":[
"animates",
"enlivens",
"invigorates",
"enforces",
"fortifies",
"reinforces",
"reenforces",
"strengthens",
"assures",
"reassures",
"boosts",
"energizes",
"excites",
"galvanizes",
"provokes",
"quickens",
"rallies",
"stimulates",
"stirs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demoralizes",
"depresses",
"saddens",
"debilitates",
"enfeebles",
"hamstrings",
"undermines",
"weakens",
"intimidates",
"psychs (out)"
],
"antonyms":[
"daunts",
"discourages",
"disheartens",
"dispirits"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"buoyantly":{
"in a quick and spirited manner":{
"examples":[
"went about her chores cheerfully and buoyantly"
],
"synonyms":[
"airily",
"animatedly",
"animately",
"bouncily",
"gaily",
"gayly",
"high-spiritedly",
"livelily",
"lively",
"perkily",
"pertly",
"snappily",
"sparkily",
"spiritedly",
"sprightly",
"trippingly",
"vivaciously"
],
"near synonyms":[
"friskily",
"gamesomely",
"playfully",
"skittishly",
"sportively",
"briskly",
"crisply",
"effervescently",
"energetically",
"jazzily",
"racily",
"springily",
"breezily",
"cockily",
"dapperly",
"dashingly",
"jauntily",
"agilely",
"nimbly",
"spryly",
"allegro"
],
"near antonyms":[
"halfheartedly",
"idly",
"indolently",
"lazily",
"lethargically",
"slothfully",
"heavily",
"inactively",
"listlessly",
"tiredly",
"wearily"
],
"antonyms":[
"dully",
"inanimately",
"sluggishly",
"tardily"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"buoyed (up)":{
"to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{
"examples":[
"the sudden improvement in his health buoyed him up"
],
"synonyms":[
"bore up",
"bucked up",
"cheered (up)",
"chirked (up)",
"emboldened",
"encouraged",
"heartened",
"inspired",
"inspirited",
"steeled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"animated",
"enlivened",
"invigorated",
"enforced",
"fortified",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"strengthened",
"assured",
"reassured",
"boosted",
"energized",
"excited",
"galvanized",
"provoked",
"quickened",
"rallied",
"stimulated",
"stirred"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demoralized",
"depressed",
"saddened",
"debilitated",
"enfeebled",
"hamstrung",
"undermined",
"weakened",
"intimidated",
"psyched (out)"
],
"antonyms":[
"daunted",
"discouraged",
"disheartened",
"dispirited"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"buoy":{
"as in signal , sign":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"indicator",
"knell",
"sign",
"signal",
"notice",
"notification",
"foretaste",
"foretoken",
"omen",
"portent",
"premonition",
"presage",
"announcement",
"declaration",
"caution",
"red flag",
"red light",
"tip-off",
"tocsin",
"wake-up call",
"warning"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in strengthen , lift":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abet",
"boost",
"cheer",
"embolden",
"fortify",
"hearten",
"infuse",
"inspire",
"lift",
"rally",
"steel",
"strengthen",
"enkindle",
"excite",
"ferment",
"foment",
"incite",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"instigate",
"kindle",
"provoke",
"set off",
"spark",
"trigger",
"turn on",
"whip (up)",
"reactivate",
"reanimate",
"reawake",
"reawaken",
"recharge",
"recreate",
"reenergize",
"refresh",
"refreshen",
"regenerate",
"reinvigorate",
"rejuvenate",
"rekindle",
"renew",
"restimulate",
"resurrect",
"resuscitate",
"revitalize",
"revive",
"charge",
"electrify",
"galvanize",
"activate",
"actuate",
"drive",
"impel",
"motivate",
"motive",
"move",
"propel",
"arouse",
"awake",
"awaken",
"raise",
"rouse",
"stir",
"wake (up)",
"amp (up)",
"animate",
"brace",
"energize",
"enliven",
"fillip",
"fire",
"ginger (up)",
"invigorate",
"jazz (up)",
"juice up",
"jump-start",
"liven (up)",
"pep (up)",
"quicken",
"spike",
"stimulate",
"vitalize",
"vivify",
"zip (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"damp",
"dampen",
"deaden",
"dull",
"kill",
"burn out",
"debilitate",
"do in",
"drain",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"exhaust",
"fag",
"fatigue",
"harass",
"kayo",
"knock out",
"sap",
"tucker (out)",
"undermine",
"wash out",
"weaken",
"wear",
"wear out",
"weary",
"check",
"curb",
"inhibit",
"jade",
"quell",
"quench",
"repress",
"restrain",
"slow",
"still",
"stunt",
"suppress",
"daunt",
"demoralize",
"discourage",
"dishearten",
"dispirit"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in float , sail":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"drift",
"float",
"glide",
"hang",
"hover",
"poise",
"ride",
"sail",
"swim",
"waft",
"balloon",
"raft",
"bob",
"dangle",
"suspend"
],
"near antonyms":[
"settle",
"sink",
"dive",
"lunge",
"plunge",
"dip",
"immerse",
"submerge",
"submerse"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"buoyant":{
"having or showing a good mood or disposition":{
"examples":[
"all the fans were buoyant the day after the big win in the play-offs"
],
"synonyms":[
"blithe",
"blithesome",
"bright",
"canty",
"cheerful",
"cheery",
"chipper",
"eupeptic",
"gay",
"gladsome",
"lightsome",
"sunny",
"upbeat",
"winsome"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hopeful",
"optimistic",
"rosy",
"sanguine",
"animated",
"chirpy",
"jaunty",
"lilting",
"lively",
"perky",
"sprightful",
"sprightly",
"vivacious",
"carefree",
"careless",
"cavalier",
"devil-may-care",
"easygoing",
"happy-go-lucky",
"insouciant",
"lighthearted",
"unconcerned",
"boon",
"gleeful",
"jocund",
"jolly",
"jovial",
"merry",
"mirthful",
"blissful",
"delighted",
"glad",
"gratified",
"happy",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"tickled",
"beaming",
"grinning",
"laughing",
"smiling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"joyless",
"sad",
"unhappy",
"unsatisfied",
"dull",
"lethargic",
"listless",
"sluggish",
"torpid",
"blue",
"brokenhearted",
"crestfallen",
"dejected",
"depressed",
"despondent",
"disconsolate",
"disheartened",
"down",
"downcast",
"downhearted",
"droopy",
"forlorn",
"hangdog",
"heavyhearted",
"inconsolable",
"low",
"low-spirited",
"melancholy",
"mirthless",
"sorrowful"
],
"antonyms":[
"dour",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"morose",
"saturnine",
"sulky",
"sullen"
]
},
"joyously unrestrained":{
"examples":[
"gave him a buoyant hug and kiss upon meeting him at the airport"
],
"synonyms":[
"bouncy",
"bubbly",
"crank",
"effervescent",
"exuberant",
"frolic",
"frolicsome",
"gamesome",
"gay",
"high-spirited",
"vivacious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"extroverted",
"extraverted",
"outgoing",
"uninhibited",
"carefree",
"happy-go-lucky",
"insouciant",
"joyful",
"lighthearted",
"lively",
"sprightly",
"boisterous",
"raucous",
"rollicking",
"rowdy",
"giddy",
"light-headed",
"overexuberant",
"silly",
"ecstatic",
"euphoric",
"lyric",
"rapturous",
"audacious",
"bold",
"brash",
"brazen",
"impertinent",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"saucy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"constrained",
"inhibited",
"repressed",
"restrained",
"subdued",
"impassive",
"phlegmatic",
"stoic",
"stoical",
"stolid",
"depressed",
"dour",
"glum",
"morose",
"surly"
],
"antonyms":[
"low-spirited",
"sullen"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"buoyed":{
"as in happy , buoyant":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blissful",
"buoyant",
"cheerful",
"cheery",
"chipper",
"delighted",
"glad",
"gladdened",
"gladsome",
"gleeful",
"happy",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"jubilant",
"sunny",
"upbeat",
"ecstatic",
"elated",
"enraptured",
"entranced",
"euphoric",
"exhilarated",
"exuberant",
"exultant",
"overjoyed",
"rapturous",
"rhapsodic",
"rhapsodical",
"blithe",
"blithesome",
"jocose",
"jocular",
"jocund",
"jolly",
"jovial",
"lightsome",
"merry",
"mirthful",
"excited",
"thrilled",
"hopeful",
"optimistic",
"rosy",
"sanguine",
"encouraged",
"heartened",
"animated",
"bouncing",
"energetic",
"frisky",
"jaunty",
"lively",
"peppy",
"perky",
"spirited",
"sprightful",
"sprightly",
"springy",
"vital",
"vivacious",
"zippy",
"content",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"beaming",
"grinning",
"laughing",
"smiling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bad",
"blue",
"brokenhearted",
"cast down",
"crestfallen",
"dejected",
"depressed",
"despondent",
"disconsolate",
"doleful",
"down",
"downcast",
"downhearted",
"down in the mouth",
"droopy",
"forlorn",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"hangdog",
"heartbroken",
"heartsick",
"heartsore",
"heavyhearted",
"inconsolable",
"joyless",
"low",
"low-spirited",
"melancholic",
"melancholy",
"miserable",
"mournful",
"sad",
"saddened",
"sorrowful",
"sorry",
"unhappy",
"woebegone",
"woeful",
"wretched",
"aggrieved",
"distressed",
"troubled",
"uneasy",
"unquiet",
"upset",
"worried",
"despairing",
"hopeless",
"sunk"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in strengthened , lifted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abetted",
"boosted",
"cheered",
"emboldened",
"fortified",
"heartened",
"infused",
"inspired",
"lifted",
"rallied",
"steeled",
"strengthened",
"enkindled",
"excited",
"fermented",
"fomented",
"incited",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"instigated",
"kindled",
"provoked",
"set off",
"sparked",
"triggered",
"turned on",
"whipped (up)",
"reactivated",
"reanimated",
"reawakened",
"reawoke",
"reawaked",
"recharged",
"recreated",
"reenergized",
"re-energized",
"refreshed",
"refreshened",
"regenerated",
"reinvigorated",
"rejuvenated",
"rekindled",
"renewed",
"restimulated",
"resurrected",
"resuscitated",
"revitalized",
"revived",
"charged",
"electrified",
"galvanized",
"activated",
"actuated",
"drove",
"impelled",
"motivated",
"motived",
"moved",
"propelled",
"aroused",
"awakened",
"awoke",
"awaked",
"raised",
"roused",
"stirred",
"woke (up)",
"waked (up)",
"amped (up)",
"animated",
"braced",
"energized",
"enlivened",
"filliped",
"fired",
"gingered (up)",
"invigorated",
"jazzed (up)",
"juiced up",
"jump-started",
"livened (up)",
"pepped (up)",
"quickened",
"spiked",
"stimulated",
"vitalized",
"vivified",
"zipped (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"damped",
"dampened",
"deadened",
"dulled",
"killed",
"burned out",
"burnt out",
"debilitated",
"did in",
"drained",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"exhausted",
"fagged",
"fatigued",
"harassed",
"kayoed",
"knocked out",
"sapped",
"tuckered (out)",
"undermined",
"washed out",
"weakened",
"wearied",
"wore",
"wore out",
"checked",
"curbed",
"inhibited",
"jaded",
"quelled",
"quenched",
"repressed",
"restrained",
"slowed",
"stilled",
"stunted",
"suppressed",
"daunted",
"demoralized",
"discouraged",
"disheartened",
"dispirited"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in floated , sailed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"drifted",
"floated",
"glided",
"hovered",
"hung",
"hanged",
"poised",
"rode",
"rid",
"sailed",
"swam",
"wafted",
"ballooned",
"rafted",
"bobbed",
"dangled",
"suspended"
],
"near antonyms":[
"sank",
"sunk",
"settled",
"dived",
"dove",
"lunged",
"plunged",
"dipped",
"immersed",
"submerged",
"submersed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"buoy (up)":{
"to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{
"examples":[
"the sudden improvement in his health buoyed him up"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear up",
"buck up",
"cheer (up)",
"chirk (up)",
"embolden",
"encourage",
"hearten",
"inspire",
"inspirit",
"steel"
],
"near synonyms":[
"animate",
"enliven",
"invigorate",
"enforce",
"fortify",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"strengthen",
"assure",
"reassure",
"boost",
"energize",
"excite",
"galvanize",
"provoke",
"quicken",
"rally",
"stimulate",
"stir"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demoralize",
"depress",
"sadden",
"debilitate",
"enfeeble",
"hamstring",
"undermine",
"weaken",
"intimidate",
"psych (out)"
],
"antonyms":[
"daunt",
"discourage",
"dishearten",
"dispirit"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}