OCCUPIES Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

occupies

verb

present tense third-person singular of occupy

as in interests

to hold the attention of a puzzle will occupy that child for hours

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Recent Examples of occupies The 16-acre complex of 19th-century mill buildings occupies almost a third of the North Adams downtown business region. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026 Zhu-Nowell is executive director and chief curator of Shanghai’s Rockbund Art Museum, which occupies a 1930s building renovated by British architect David Chipperfield in 2010. — Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 When Frieze Abu Dhabi occupies its spaces, the fair will bring over 80 galleries from 36 countries to the Saadiyat Cultural District. — News Desk, Artforum, 19 Oct. 2026 First, protest occupies a special place in French history and culture — and the world knows it. — Caitlin Dewey, Vox, 19 Oct. 2026 Raman, who now occupies the insurgent role in the race, seemed to see the fires less as an indictment of the system than of Bass. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026 The hardware occupies valuable space, while the pressurized gas supply requires replenishment after use. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 The ouster of Bela Bajaria from the role that Rice now occupies was messy, and angered many inside and outside of Netflix. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026 The company’s Dream Lab occupies a 7,000 square feet space and employs a team of 13. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Which is perhaps why the inclusion of Atari BASIC interests me more than another collection of retro games.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
With your background in documentaries, what interests you in that tension, particularly right now?

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of interests

Verb

Centre d’Art Marcel Gagnon is a riverside accommodation that immerses guests in the works of local artists, with 100 waterfront sculptures comprising a large-scale art installation and an on-site gallery.

— Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
In Nobody Wants This, agnostic podcaster Joanne Williams (Kristen Bell) begins an unexpected romance with Rabbi Noah Roklov (Brody), which shakes both their families as Joanne immerses herself in Noah’s culture and decides to convert to Judaism.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of immerses

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The program involves the city offering incentives to developers to construct housing that is needed in the city, according to city officials.

— Marc Hayot, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
One story involves an innocent coal miner, condemned to death in 1877, who left a handprint in his cell at the Carbon County Jail that no amount of sanding or paint has been able to erase.

— Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of involves

Verb

What intrigues you about taking this fish, who’s been out of water, and throwing him back into familiar waters?

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Oct. 2026
The novel that will form the basis of Reacher’s now-in-production fifth season, 2015’s Make Me, finds Reacher visiting a midwestern hamlet called Mother’s Rest because the town’s name intrigues him.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of intrigues

Verb

Called the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, or RAGBRAI, the ride attracts thousands of cyclists from throughout the nation and world.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026
Seeking sense to her loveless existence, at least in the novel Ana attracts the predatorial lust of Magistral Fermín de Pas, her sensual confessor at La Vetusta cathedral, as well as the attentions of local Don Juan Álvaro Mejías.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of attracts

Verb

Ruston anticipates Loco Coyote to be open Wednesday through Sundays, so locals can enjoy a few weekdays before the tourist crowd busies the restaurant during the weekends.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
Silberman also busies himself as chairman of the welcoming committee.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026

Definition of busies

Verb

Unlike the Vienna Philharmonic, which has no music director and engages only guest conductors, Berlin is led by a single musician with a distinct personality.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Formlabs also includes a generously sized circular bubble level to place on top of the machine, along with a clever adjustment disc that engages the leveling feet from the front, back, or sides.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

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