Buoy up and Sadden

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Buoy up verb - To fill with courage or strength of purpose.

Usage example: the sudden improvement in his health buoyed him up

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Sadden is an antonym for buoy up.

Sadden verb - To make sad.

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Buoy up is an antonym for sadden.

Nearby Word: saddening

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Sadden and Buoy up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buoy_up/sadden

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