buoyed

Definitions

Kept afloat or supported by a liquid or gas.

Encouraged, heartened, or kept in a cheerful state of mind.

Marked or supported by a buoy.

Examples

The team was buoyed by their unexpected victory in the championship game.

Her spirits were buoyed by the warm support of her friends during such a difficult time.

Synonyms

encouraged heartened uplifted bolstered supported cheered sustained

Antonyms

discouraged depressed sunk dampened disheartened weighed down demoralized