Buoying

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Updated June 2026

Definition

Present participle of buoy, meaning marking a waterway with floating indicators, or figuratively lifting and sustaining someone's spirits.

“Good news from the doctors was buoying her spirits during a difficult week.”

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Synonyms

upliftingsustainingencouraging supportingbolstering

Antonyms

deflatingdiscouragingdampening

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains UOY in positions 2-4, ends in -ING, the rare UOY cluster is hard to spot in Wordle

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Scrabble

Three vowels in the first four tiles, Y appears twice, challenging rack usage but valid

Words Related to Buoying

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “buoying” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

burying busying

Words you can make from Buoying

Shorter words formed from the letters in “buoying”.

buying bingo bingy boing bungo bungy goyin unbog unboy yogin young bing bino biog bion bogy boni bony boun boyg bugi buoy bygo byon

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