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

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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

From a remote hilltop just north of Nablus, the view stretches across the occupied West Bank. — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Funerals were scarcely allowed in occupied Bershad, and public prayers for the dead were virtually impossible, said Shternshis. — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

Ukrainian special operations also conducted strikes against targets in the Sea of Azov and in occupied territory, Zelenskyy said. — ABC News, 18 July 2026

But all three occupied roster spots, which meant Roberts had only nine pitchers at his disposal and had to use Justin Wrobleski for two innings. — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 17 July 2026

Arrechavaleta faces charges of burglary of an occupied dwelling, grand theft in the third degree, and criminal mischief causing $1,000 or more in damage, the documents show. — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 15 July 2026

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank voted in the municipal elections, the first vote held there since October 2023. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 July 2026

In occupied Oleshky, starvation has become a weapon of the occupation. — Anna Husarska, Washington Post, 9 July 2026

The five-year period of violence that followed in Israel, the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip, known as the Second, or the Al-Aqsa, Intifada, featured frequent suicide bombings and intense military operations. — Gabe Joselow, NBC news, 26 June 2026

Verb

Set in occupied Poland in the middle of the Second World War, Holoubek’s tour de force is part suspenseful western, part gritty wartime noir. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 July 2026

Biotechnology has always occupied a unique position on Wall Street. — Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

The company is raising $12 billion of debt for a Texas data center to be occupied by Meta — its first deal that puts infrastructure investor GIP and private-credit firm HPS to work in a major way since BlackRock bought them in 2024 and 2025. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

Political monuments have for years occupied an uneasy place in the art world, where questions of patronage often matter as much as aesthetics. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026

The nightclub was opened at a location previously occupied by a Chinese restaurant, Uncle’s Chinese Cuisine. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

In the midst of the Holocaust, a child sang a song about his mother’s death in the Bershad ghetto, a pocket of current-day Ukraine that was occupied by Romania and Nazi Germany. — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

Though the wartime narrative appears to be swinging somewhat in Ukraine's favor, the country's cities remain under near-constant fire and Kyiv's forces do not appear able to liberate significant territory still occupied by Russian troops. — David Brennan, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Over the centuries, new technologies — like television and tablets — have eased the burdens of caregiving or helped keep children occupied. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 July 2026