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 in, concern, 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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Synonyms and Antonyms of busy 
