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busy

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of busy

1 involved in often constant activity

  • the deadline is in two days, so everyone at work has been extremely busy
Synonyms of busy

active, assiduous, bustling, diligent, employed, engaged, hopping, industrious, laborious, occupied, sedulous, tied-up, working
Words Related to busy

knee-deep, swamped

animated, astir, buzzing, flourishing, happening, humming, lively, thriving, vibrant

absorbed, concentrating, engrossed, focused (also focussed), immersed, intent, preoccupied

alive, functional, functioning, going, living, operating, operational, operative, running

energetic, vigorous

hardworking

indefatigable, tireless, untiring
Near Antonyms of busy

free

asleep, dormant, latent, lifeless, quiescent, sleepy

inert, passive

dead, dull, slow

inoperative, nonoperating
Antonyms of busy

idle, inactive, unbusy, unemployed, unoccupied

2 marked by much life, movement, or activity

  • the busy, often hectic floor of the New York Stock Exchange
Synonyms of busy

aboil, abubble, abuzz, alive, animated, astir, brisk, bustling, buzzing, flourishing, happening, hopping, humming, kinetic, lively, rousing, stirring, thriving, vibrant
Words Related to busy

abounding, crowded, overflowing, populous, swarming, teeming, thronging
Antonyms of busy

asleep, dead, inactive, lifeless, sleepy

3 thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited

  • she's one of those busy production facilitators—always concerned about other people's work and never her own
Synonyms of busy

interfering, intruding, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, nosy (or nosey), obtrusive, officious, presuming, presumptuous, protrusive, prying, pushing, pushy, snoopy
Words Related to busy

bold, brazen, bumptious, impertinent, impudent, insolent, rude

invading, trespassing

curious, inquisitive

annoying, harassing, pestiferous

overbearing, superserviceable
Near Antonyms of busy

hands-off

uninvolved

quiet, reclusive, reserved, reticent, retiring, silent, taciturn, withdrawn

inhibited, restrained, subdued
Antonyms of busy

unobtrusive

Synonym Discussion of busy

busy, industrious, diligent, assiduous, sedulous mean actively engaged or occupied. busy chiefly stresses activity as opposed to idleness or leisure.
    • too busy to spend time with the children
industrious implies characteristic or habitual devotion to work.
    • industrious employees
diligent suggests earnest application to some specific object or pursuit.
    • very diligent in her pursuit of a degree
assiduous stresses careful and unremitting application.
    • assiduous practice
sedulous implies painstaking and persevering application.
    • a sedulous investigation of the murder

busy

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of busy

to hold the attention of

  • the video game busied the child for hours
Synonyms of busy

absorb, bemuse, catch up, engage, engross, enthrall (or enthral), enwrap, fascinate, grip, immerse, interest, intrigue, involve, occupy
Words Related to busy

allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, obsess

hypnotize, mesmerize

distract, preoccupy

hog, monopolize
Phrases Synonymous with busy

catch one's eye
Near Antonyms of busy

bore, jade, pall, tire, weary

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