buoyant
Able to float, or feeling light and cheerful.
buoyant in a sentence
- The buoyant rubber ring bobbed on the waves, refusing to sink.
- Ana was in a buoyant mood after her results, skipping home as if she were floating.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to buoyant?
- Asinking
- Bgloomy
- Cfloating
- Dheavy
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C: floating. The other three mean the opposite of buoyant.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to buoyant?
- Acheerful
- Bsinking
- Cfloating
- Dlight
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B: sinking. The other three mean nearly the same as buoyant.
Words that mean something similar
floating, cheerful, light
Words that mean the opposite
sinking, heavy, gloomy
More words about movement & action
- capsize: To tip over in the water.
- careering: Rushing forward very fast and out of control.
- cascade: To pour or tumble downwards like a waterfall; or a tumbling fall of something.
- clamber: To climb using your hands and feet in an awkward way.
- collide: To crash into something.
- conceal: To hide something so it cannot be seen.
- confine: To keep someone or something inside a small space or within limits.
- conquer: To defeat someone or take control of a place by force.
More words to explore
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