What are some opposite words for buoyant?

Antonyms for buoyant
ˈbɔɪ ənt, ˈbu yəntbuoy·ant

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English Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. buoyant

    Happy primarily refers to something that comes "by good hap," a chance that brings prosperity, benefit, or success.

    And grasps the skirts of happy chance.

    Tennyson In Memoriam lxiii, st. 2.

    In this sense happy is closely allied to fortunate and lucky. (See FORTUNATE.) Happy has, however, so far diverged from this original sense as to apply to advantages where chance is not recognized, or is even excluded by direct reference to the divine will, when it becomes almost equivalent to blessed.

    Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth.

    Job v, 17.

    Happy is also applied to the ready dexterity or skill by which favorable results (usually in minor matters) are secured, when it becomes a synonym for dexterous, felicitous, and the associated words; as, he has a happy wit; happy at retort (compare CLEVER). In its most frequent present use, happy is applied to the state of one enjoying happiness, or to that by which happiness is expressed; as, a happy heart; a happy face; happy laughter; happy tears (compare synonyms for HAPPINESS). Cheerful applies to the possession or expression of a moderate and tranquil happiness. A cheery word spontaneously gives cheer to others; a cheering word is more distinctly planned to cheer and encourage. Gay applies to an effusive and superficial happiness (often not really worthy of that name) perhaps resulting largely from abundant animal spirits: we speak of gay revelers or a gay horse. A buoyant spirit is, as it were, borne up by joy and hope. A sunny disposition has a constant tranquil brightness that irradiates all who come within its influence.

    Compare synonyms for GRIEF.

    Synonyms:
    blessed, blissful, blithe, blithesome, bright, cheerful, cheering, cheery, delighted, delightful, dexterous, felicitous, fortunate, gay, glad, happy, jocund, jolly, joyful, joyous, lucky, merry, mirthful, pleased, prosperous, rapturous, rejoiced, rejoicing, smiling, sprightly, successful, sunny

    Preposition:
    A happy event for him; happy at a reply; happy in his home, with his friends, among his children; happy at the discovery, over his success.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. buoyant

    Antonyms:
    heavy, depressed, cheerless, joyless, dejected, moody, desponding

    Synonyms:
    sprightly, spirited, vivacious, lively, light, floating, hopeful, cheerful, elastic

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. buoyant, floatyadjective

    tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas

    "buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf"

    Antonyms:
    depressing, cheerless, uncheerful, heavy

    Synonyms:
    floaty, chirpy, perky

  2. buoyant, chirpy, perkyadjective

    characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness

    "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s"

    Antonyms:
    depressing, uncheerful, cheerless, heavy

    Synonyms:
    floaty, chirpy, perky

How to use buoyant in a sentence?

  1. Andy Gooch:

    When copper is trading at $7,000 rather than $3,000, the market is more buoyant and people are more buoyant, i do see there's opportunity in the space, and the space is less crowded than it was five years ago.

  2. Prince Harry:

    [He was] still able to see the goodness in humanity, still buoyant with a beautiful spirit that lifted everyone around him, not because he was blind to the ugliness, the injustices of the world – no. He saw them clearly. He had lived them. But because he knew we could overcome them.

  3. The BIS:

    These abrupt market movements (in October) were even more pronounced than similar developments in August, when a sudden correction in global financial markets was quickly succeeded by renewed buoyant market conditions, this suggests that more than a quantum of fragility underlies the current elevated mood in financial markets.

  4. Carsten Brzeski:

    The German growth picture seems to be more mixed than buoyant sentiment indicators have been suggesting, today's data have created uncertainty, rather than clarity.

  5. Alex Holmes:

    PMI readings for Asia suggest that manufacturing sectors improved further in most places. Buoyant global demand for electronics should continue to support the sector for at least the next few months.

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#2145heavy
#11990moody
#12913depressed
#20906depressing
#41028buoyant
#80907dejected
#143026joyless
#176112cheerless

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