busy
English Thesaurus
1. keep busy with (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | work, |
| definition | : | exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | potter, putter, |
| definition | : | work lightly (verb.social) |
2. crowded with or characterized by much activity (adj.all)
| similar | : | active, |
| definition | : | full of activity or engaged in continuous activity (adj.all) |
3. actively or fully engaged or occupied (adj.all)
| similar | : | at work, |
| definition | : | on the job (adj.all) |
| similar | : | engaged, occupied, |
| definition | : | having ones attention or mind or energy engaged (adj.all) |
| similar | : | overbusy, |
| definition | : | too busy (adj.all) |
| similar | : | tied up, |
| definition | : | kept occupied or engaged (adj.all) |
| similar | : | up to, |
| definition | : | busy or occupied with (adj.all) |
| also | : | diligent, |
| definition | : | characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks (adj.all) |
| also | : | employed, |
| definition | : | having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary (adj.all) |
4. intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner (adj.all)
| similar | : | intrusive, |
| definition | : | tending to intrude (especially upon privacy) (adj.all) |
5. (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line) (adj.all)
| similar | : | occupied, |
| definition | : | held or filled or in use (adj.all) |
6. overcrowded or cluttered with detail (adj.all)
| similar | : | fancy, |
| definition | : | not plain; decorative or ornamented (adj.all) |
7. keep busy with (verb.social)
| derivation | : | occupation, |
| definition | : | any activity that occupies a person's attention (noun.act) |
8. crowded with or characterized by much activity (adj.all)
| derivation | : | busyness, hum, |
| definition | : | the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity (noun.state) |
9. actively or fully engaged or occupied (adj.all)
| antonym | : | idle, |
| definition | : | not in action or at work (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | busyness, hum, |
| definition | : | the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity (noun.state) |
10. intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner (adj.all)
11. (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line) (adj.all)
| derivation | : | busyness, hum, |
| definition | : | the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity (noun.state) |
12. overcrowded or cluttered with detail (adj.all)
| derivation | : | fussiness, |
| definition | : | unnecessary elaborateness in details (noun.attribute) |
13. keep busy with (verb.social)
| derivation | : | occupation, |
| definition | : | any activity that occupies a person's attention (noun.act) |
14. crowded with or characterized by much activity (adj.all)
| derivation | : | busyness, hum, |
| definition | : | the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity (noun.state) |
15. actively or fully engaged or occupied (adj.all)
| antonym | : | idle, |
| definition | : | not in action or at work (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | busyness, hum, |
| definition | : | the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity (noun.state) |
16. intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner (adj.all)
17. (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line) (adj.all)
| derivation | : | busyness, hum, |
| definition | : | the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity (noun.state) |
18. overcrowded or cluttered with detail (adj.all)
| derivation | : | fussiness, |
| definition | : | unnecessary elaborateness in details (noun.attribute) |
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