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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'busy'
1. (adj) busy
actively or fully engaged or occupied Synonyms: in use(p) , busybodied meddling meddlesome interfering engaged officious fussy Antonyms: not intrusive , bone-idle unoccupied faineant slothful unintrusive bone-lazy lazy work-shy otiose inactive idle unengaged leisured plain lackadaisical indolent 2. (adj) busy, fussy
overcrowded or cluttered with detail Synonyms: engaged busybodied particular meddlesome picky in use(p) , interfering busy meddling finical cross bad-tempered grumpy grouchy crabby crabbed finicky fussy officious ill-tempered Antonyms: lazy plain not intrusive , lackadaisical idle indolent work-shy slothful leisured unoccupied bone-idle bone-lazy unengaged faineant otiose unintrusive inactive 3. (adj) interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious, busy, busybodied
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner Synonyms: interfering busybodied meddling meddlesome fussy engaged officious busy in use(p) Antonyms: work-shy not intrusive , unoccupied otiose slothful lackadaisical lazy faineant bone-idle idle plain indolent unengaged leisured unintrusive bone-lazy inactive 4. (adj) busy
crowded with or characterized by much activity Synonyms: in use(p) , busybodied meddling meddlesome interfering engaged officious fussy Antonyms: not intrusive , lackadaisical leisured lazy faineant slothful inactive work-shy idle unintrusive plain bone-idle unoccupied bone-lazy unengaged indolent otiose 5. (verb) busy, engaged, in use(p)
(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) Antonyms: slothful , idle unoccupied , work-shy , plain inactive , not intrusive , unengaged , otiose , lackadaisical , bone-idle , indolent , faineant , lazy , bone-lazy , unintrusive , leisured
6. (verb) busy, occupy
keep busy with Synonyms: take invade reside occupy engage lodge inconcern worry use up , engross busy interest fill absorb Antonyms: plain otiose , indolent , unengaged , faineant , slothful , idle work-shy , bone-idle , unintrusive , bone-lazy , inactive , unoccupied , lazy , leisured , lackadaisical , not intrusive
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