Synonyms of occupied

occupied 1 of 2

adjective

as in engaged

involved in often constant activity

the boy is constantly occupied, usually with sports or schoolwork

Synonyms & Similar Words

• engaged
• busy
• employed
• diligent
• preoccupied
• working
• active
• immersed
• industrious
• bustling
• assiduous
• sedulous
• absorbed
• hopping
• concentrating
• laborious
• operating
• tied-up
• focused
• humming
• buzzing
• functioning
• engrossed
• lively
• going
• operational
• animated
• thriving
• running
• flourishing
• swamped
• vibrant
• happening
• operative
• living
• knee-deep
• functional
• astir
• alive
• energetic
• intent
• hardworking
• vigorous
• tireless
• indefatigable
• untiring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unoccupied
• unemployed
• inactive
• idle
• free
• dormant
• quiescent
• asleep
• sleepy
• latent
• passive
• lifeless
• unbusy
• inert
• dead
• slow
• dull
• inoperative
• nonoperating

occupied

2 of 2

verb

past tense of occupy

as in interested

to hold the attention of

a puzzle will occupy that child for hours

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interested
• immersed
• intrigued
• involved
• fascinated
• busied
• engaged
• attracted
• gripped
• engrossed
• absorbed
• preoccupied
• distracted
• enthralled
• enchanted
• enwrapped
• bemused
• caught up
• captivated
• caught one's eye
• obsessed
• charmed
• hypnotized
• mesmerized
• monopolized
• allured
• bewitched
• hogged
• beguiled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bored
• tired
• wearied
• palled
• jaded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of occupied

Adjective

The scenes unfolded the same day that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood in another part of Hebron, wearing a military-style vest, and vowed to intensify operations across the occupied West Bank. — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026

This comes amid a surge of violence and land seizures by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. — Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

Before the Israeli military arrived, Hannah Spiro was helping Palestinian farmers pick olives in the occupied West Bank. — Liam Scott, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Israel began demolishing buildings and forcing residents to evacuate a neighborhood in the occupied West Bank on Friday, hours after two Palestinian gunmen opened fire on an Israeli military checkpoint, killing two soldiers. — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Israeli police have arrested 10 suspects in the occupied West Bank following attacks by Jewish settlers over the weekend in which a US journalist and European diplomats were among those injured. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 20 Oct. 2026

Netanyahu’s government has also been called to task over the reports of settler violence against Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 20 Oct. 2026

Police said 10 suspects were arrested on Monday following violent attacks by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank that prompted heavy criticism of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. — ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026

The controversy centers in part on Tulchinsky’s reported support for a community center in Efrat, an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Verb

The current structure, which houses the watch store Bucherer, among other tenants, was built for IBM in 1983, but from 1938 to 1964 this site was occupied by the technology company’s headquarters and showroom. — Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

Elsewhere in Europe, a huge encampment of tents has occupied a square in Madrid since late last month, and thousands of people in Portugal have taken to the streets in the city of Lisbon. — Richard Engel, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2026

Since 2002, the seat has been occupied by Senator John Cornyn, who ran for reelection with the backing of the Republican establishment and a sizable war chest. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026

Lucas Petit was just 11 when hundreds of thousands of men and women wearing yellow vests poured onto the streets and occupied roundabouts across France in November 2018. — Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

In 2018's Apostle, a man arrives on a remote Welsh island occupied by a mysterious cult. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026

Before the concrete operation, the land was occupied by a trucking depot for decades. — Jena Brooker, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2026

Amendment 3’s impact on properties with homestead exemptions — which are their owners’ primary residences — has occupied the spotlight. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

The 18-story building collapsed Friday in a busy commercial street of the capital Nairobi, trapping construction workers and people reportedly inside shops on the ground and basement floors that had been illegally occupied. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026