UNBUSY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

unbusy

adjective

Definition of unbusy

as in inactive

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Recent Examples of unbusy Or, even better, until some productive, unbusy scientist clones me a sister-wife. — Tanika Davis, baltimoresun.com, 15 Nov. 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbusy

Adjective

Neither Brents nor Miller were listed among inactive players announced by the team 90 minutes prior to kickoff at Hard Rock Stadium.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026
Wide receiver Xavier Legette was inactive with a knee injury.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of inactive

Adjective

In comparison, when a bacterium lives somewhere where resources are abundant, its sporulation genes sit idle and unactivated.

— Canan Karakoç, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
Field agents endure inefficient routing and prolonged idle times between assignments, and passengers experience frustrating delays at gates or baggage claims.

— Justin Newell, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of idle

Adjective

Authorities found the pickup unoccupied and began searching surrounding rice fields with assistance from the California Highway Patrol and Yolo deputies.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Deputies found three bullet holes in a trash can and one through the windshield of an unoccupied Dodge Challenger, according to the report.

— David Goodhue, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of unoccupied

Adjective

In August, the average unemployed person had been out of work for more than six months, the longest average stretch of joblessness since February 2022.

— Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The appearance of loitering or being unemployed, homeless, or involved in labor organizing were all causes for arrest.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of unemployed

Adjective

Illustration by Patricia Bolaños In sleepy South Slope, a local son in search of a beer bar walked past a familiar, long-shuttered laundromat.

— Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
Carlotta and Dedo have to do everything in their power to prove her innocence and avoid losing her again, with their investigation taking them to the heart of their sleepy suburban town, Sundersheim.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

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