occupied

The word “occupied” has 3 syllables: oc-cu-pied

It's pronounced as /ˈɒk.jʊ.paɪd/


What is synonym and antonym for occupied?

In the thesaurus, “occupied” has 13 synonyms and 8 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for occupied along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for occupied

  • busied
  • busy
  • diligent
  • employed
  • engaged
  • fascinated
  • immersed
  • interested
  • intrigued
  • involved
  • peopled
  • populated
  • settled

Antonyms for occupied

  • bored
  • free
  • idle
  • inactive
  • tired
  • unemployed
  • unoccupied
  • wearied

Meanings of occupied

  • adjective
    1. Reserved, engaged.
    2. Busy, unavailable.
    3. Subjugated, under the control of a foreign military presence.
  • verb
    1. (of time) To take or use.
    2. To take or use space.
    3. To have sexual intercourse with.
    4. To do business in; to busy oneself with.
    5. To use; to expend; to make use of.

Example Sentences

  • The conference room was occupied all morning by the executive team.
  • She occupied her time by reading a book while waiting for her appointment.
  • The apartment has been occupied by the same tenant for over ten years.
  • He kept himself occupied with various hobbies during his retirement.
  • The soldiers occupied the village to ensure it was secure.

On this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to occupied, such as: bored, busied, busy, diligent, employed, engaged, fascinated.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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abandoned

  • abjured
  • aborted
  • abrogated
  • alone
  • annulled
  • barbaric
  • basked
  • broke off
  • broke up
  • called
  • called off
  • canceled
  • cancelled
  • cast aside
  • cast away
  • cast-off
  • castaway
  • ceased
  • closed
  • concluded
  • corrupt
  • countermanded
  • cried off
  • cut off
  • delivered
  • depraved
  • derelict
  • deserted
  • desolate
  • discarded
  • discontinued
  • disowned
  • disregarded
  • dissipated
  • dissolute
  • distanced
  • disused
  • ditched
  • dropped
  • dumped
  • eighty-sixed
  • eliminated
  • empty
  • ended
  • escaped
  • expired
  • finished
  • flung
  • forgot
  • forgotten
  • forsaken
  • forsook
  • gave up
  • given up
  • godforsaken
  • halted
  • handed over
  • held back
  • hog wild
  • hung it up
  • idle
  • ignored
  • immoral
  • incontinent
  • incorrigible
  • indulged
  • intemperate
  • interrupted
  • invalidated
  • jettisoned
  • jilted
  • junked
  • knocked off
  • left
  • left in the cold
  • left in the lurch
  • left off
  • licentious
  • luxuriated
  • marooned
  • miserable
  • neglected
  • nullified
  • outcast
  • overdid
  • overindulged
  • passed up
  • paused
  • pigeon-holed
  • profligate
  • quit
  • quitted
  • rampant
  • raw
  • recalled
  • recanted
  • refuse
  • rejected
  • relinquished
  • renounced
  • repealed
  • repudiated
  • rescinded
  • retracted
  • reveled
  • revelled
  • reversed
  • revoked
  • riotous
  • rolled
  • rolled back
  • runaway
  • sacrificed
  • scrapped
  • scrubbed
  • shabby
  • shameless
  • shed
  • shunned
  • shut off
  • side-tracked
  • sidelined
  • sinful
  • stopped
  • stranded
  • surrendered
  • suspended
  • tapered off
  • terminated
  • threw away
  • threw out
  • threw up
  • took back
  • unattended
  • unbounded
  • unbridled
  • unchecked
  • uncontrollable
  • uncontrolled
  • ungovernable
  • unhampered
  • unhindered
  • uninhibited
  • unoccupied
  • unprincipled
  • unrestrained
  • untended
  • vacant
  • vacated
  • void
  • voided
  • walked away from
  • walked out on
  • wallowed
  • wanton
  • waste
  • wicked
  • wild
  • winded up
  • withdrew
  • wound up
  • wrapped up
  • wretched
  • wrote off
  • yielded

abducted

abeyant

  • arrested
  • asleep
  • comatose
  • dead
  • dormant
  • dull
  • fallow
  • free
  • idle
  • inactive
  • inert
  • inoperable
  • inoperative
  • interrupted
  • latent
  • lifeless
  • moribund
  • off
  • quiescent
  • sleeping
  • sleepy
  • slow
  • suspended
  • unoccupied
  • unusable
  • unused
  • unworkable
  • useless
  • vacant

absent

absentminded

  • confused
  • distracted
  • forgetful
  • preoccupied

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