Synonyms for Busy
6 senses across 2 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Busy" (adjective) include at work, drudging, laboring, labouring, toiling.
Adjective
actively or fully engaged or occupied
"busy with her work" "a busy man" "too busy to eat lunch"
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overcrowded or cluttered with detail
"a busy painting" "a fussy design"
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fussy
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fancy
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
"an interfering old woman" "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself" "busy about other people's business"
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interferingmeddlesomemeddlingofficiousbusybodied
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intrusive
crowded with or characterized by much activity
"a very busy week" "a busy life" "a busy street" "a busy seaport"
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active
(of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)
"her line is busy" "receptionists' telephones are always engaged" "the lavatory is in use" "kept getting a busy signal"
Synonyms
engagedin use
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occupied
Antonyms
idle
Verb
keep busy with
"She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
Synonyms
occupy
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potterdabble
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work
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