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"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" ] }, "buoying (up)":{ "to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{ "examples":[ "the sudden improvement in his health buoyed him up" ], "synonyms":[ "bearing up", "bucking up", "cheering (up)", "chirking (up)", "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "inspiring", "inspiriting", "steeling" ], "near synonyms":[ "animating", "enlivening", "invigorating", "enforcing", "fortifying", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "strengthening", "assuring", "reassuring", "boosting", "energizing", "exciting", "galvanizing", "provoking", "quickening", "rallying", "stimulating", "stirring" ], "near antonyms":[ "demoralizing", "depressing", "saddening", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "hamstringing", "undermining", "weakening", "intimidating", "psyching (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "daunting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "buoying":{ "as in strengthening , lifting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abetting", "boosting", "cheering", "emboldening", "fortifying", "heartening", "infusing", "inspiring", "lifting", "rallying", "steeling", "strengthening", "enkindling", "exciting", "fermenting", "fomenting", "inciting", "inflaming", "enflaming", "instigating", "kindling", "provoking", "setting off", "sparking", "triggering", "turning on", "whipping (up)", "reactivating", "reanimating", "reawakening", "reawaking", "recharging", "recreating", "reenergizing", "re-energizing", "refreshening", "refreshing", "regenerating", "reinvigorating", "rejuvenating", "rekindling", "renewing", "restimulating", "resurrecting", "resuscitating", "revitalizing", "reviving", "charging", "electrifying", "galvanizing", "activating", "actuating", "driving", "impelling", "motivating", "motiving", "moving", "propelling", "arousing", "awakening", "awaking", "raising", "rousing", "stirring", "waking (up)", "amping (up)", "animating", "bracing", "energizing", "enlivening", "filliping", "firing", "gingering (up)", "invigorating", "jazzing (up)", "juicing up", "jump-starting", "livening (up)", "pepping (up)", "quickening", "spiking", "stimulating", "vitalizing", "vivifying", "zipping (up)" ], "near antonyms":[ "dampening", "damping", "deadening", "dulling", "killing", "burning out", "debilitating", "doing in", "draining", "enervating", "enfeebling", "exhausting", "fagging", "fatiguing", "harassing", "kayoing", "knocking out", "sapping", "tuckering (out)", "undermining", "washing out", "weakening", "wearing", "wearing out", "wearying", "checking", "curbing", "inhibiting", "jading", "quelling", "quenching", "repressing", "restraining", "slowing", "stilling", "stunting", "suppressing", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in floating , sailing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drifting", "floating", "gliding", "hanging", "hovering", "poising", "riding", "sailing", "swimming", "wafting", "ballooning", "rafting", "bobbing", "dangling", "suspending" ], "near antonyms":[ "settling", "sinking", "diving", "lunging", "plunging", "dipping", "immersing", "submerging", "submersing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "buoys":{ "as in signals , signs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "indicators", "knells", "signals", "signs", "notices", "notifications", "foretastes", "foretokens", "omens", "portents", "premonitions", "presages", "announcements", "declarations", "cautions", "red flags", "red lights", "tip-offs", "tocsins", "wake-up calls", "warnings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in strengthens , lifts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abets", "boosts", "cheers", "emboldens", "fortifies", "heartens", "infuses", "inspires", "lifts", "rallies", "steels", "strengthens", "enkindles", "excites", "ferments", "foments", "incites", "inflames", "enflames", "instigates", "kindles", "provokes", "sets off", "sparks", "triggers", "turns on", "whips (up)", "reactivates", "reanimates", "reawakens", "reawakes", "recharges", "recreates", "reenergizes", "refreshens", "refreshes", "regenerates", "reinvigorates", "rejuvenates", "rekindles", "renews", "restimulates", "resurrects", "resuscitates", "revitalizes", "revives", "charges", "electrifies", "galvanizes", "activates", "actuates", "drives", "impels", "motivates", "motives", "moves", "propels", "arouses", "awakens", "awakes", "raises", "rouses", "stirs", "wakes (up)", "amps (up)", "animates", "braces", "energizes", "enlivens", "fillips", "fires", "gingers (up)", "invigorates", "jazzes (up)", "juices up", "jump-starts", "livens (up)", "peps (up)", "quickens", "spikes", "stimulates", "vitalizes", "vivifies", "zips (up)" ], "near antonyms":[ "dampens", "damps", "deadens", "dulls", "kills", "burns out", "debilitates", "does in", "drains", "enervates", "enfeebles", "exhausts", "fags", "fatigues", "harasses", "kayoes", "knocks out", "saps", "tuckers (out)", "undermines", "washes out", "weakens", "wearies", "wears", "wears out", "checks", "curbs", "inhibits", "jades", "quells", "quenches", "represses", "restrains", "slows", "stills", "stunts", "suppresses", "daunts", "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "dispirits" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in floats , sails":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drifts", "floats", "glides", "hangs", "hovers", "poises", "rides", "sails", "swims", "wafts", "balloons", "rafts", "bobs", "dangles", "suspends" ], "near antonyms":[ "settles", "sinks", "dives", "lunges", "plunges", "dips", "immerses", "submerges", "submerses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }