ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsBbuoyant
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buoyant
Meaning: able to float; cheerful
buoyant in a sentence
How buoyant is used in real sentences:
Her buoyant mood lifted everyone's spirits.
Her buoyant mood lifted everyone's spirits.
“At first, Mina Okafor's flute traced a buoyant phrase, lifting the mood with quick, sunny notes.”
— from the passage Inside the Sound
Synonyms for buoyant
Other words for buoyant — floating, cheerful and upbeat — carry the same meaning.
- floating
- cheerful
- upbeat
Antonyms of buoyant
Words that mean the opposite of buoyant:
- depressed
Where it comes from
From Spanish boyante 'floating'
Memory hook
BUOYANT — like a BUOY, floats up.