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

Israeli settlers have intensified efforts to seize natural springs and heritage sites in the occupied West Bank. — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026

But his support among Palestinians has withered during years of corruption and the sometimes violent advance of Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called on the international community to ensure the viability of the two-state solution in the face of the ongoing Israeli expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank and the war in Gaza. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) approved new electoral regulations that will be implemented in occupied Ukraine. — Chris Massaro , Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Abraham and Szor, both Israeli Jews, are among the four directors of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land (along with Palestinian filmmakers Basel Adra and Hamdan Ballal), a film set in the occupied West Bank. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

County jails must keep occupied areas between 65 and 85 degrees, according to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026

Britain, France and Canada on Tuesday announced sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including banning all trade and services linked to them. — Peter Weber, TheWeek, 9 Sep. 2026

Lebanon’s health ministry said that two ⁠men were killed in a town on the edge ​of ⁠the zone occupied by Israeli troops, while the two women were killed in Arab Salim, which sits well north of the occupied area. — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

Verb

His no-fuss, family-run restaurant (a firm local favourite) has occupied two bright rooms near the bustling Pignasecca market since 1938. — Nicky Swallow, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Sep. 2026

Inside the home proper, much of its 400-sq-ft (37-sq-m) interior takes the same approach as Zook Cabins' log cabin-like Aspen Park Model and is mostly occupied by one large great room hosting a living room, kitchen, and dining area. — New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026

As of this morning, the four new songs from Swift’s album occupied the top four spots on Spotify’s Top 50 – Global list. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026

Though the two nations have been separate and independent since the 19th century, Dominican nationalists often foreground a 22-year period from 1822 to 1844 when Haitian troops occupied the Dominican Republic. — Kendall Medford, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

Eight Zoom boxes, each occupied by lawyers for Paramount or California, flanked the judge on the screen. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026

But the Music Building, which will turn 50 in 2029, remains fully occupied. — Gabe Kirchheimer, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026

Many of those landscapes, currently unoccupied by grizzlies, are fully occupied by commodity livestock. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 23 Sep. 2026

The strikes took place after two soldiers were wounded when their vehicle drove over a Hezbollah explosive device in an area of southern Lebanon occupied by Israeli troops, the military said. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026