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 84 synonyms and 28 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for occupied

absorbed
active
alive
allured
animated
assiduous
astir
attracted
beguiled
bemused
bewitched
busied
bustling
busy
buzzing
captivated
caught up
charmed
clocked up
concentrating
diligent
distracted
employed
enchanted
energetic
engaged
engrossed
enthralled
enwrapped
fascinated
flourishing
focused
focussed
full
functional
functioning
going
gripped
happening
hardworking
head over heels
hogged
hopping
humming
hypnotized
immersed
indefatigable
industrious
intent
interested
intrigued
involved
knee-deep
laborious
leased
lived-in
lively
living
mesmerized
monopolized
obsessed
operating
operational
operative
peopled
populated
populous
preoccupied
rented
running
sedulous
settled
swamped
taken
thriving
tied-up
tireless
too much on plate
unavailable
untiring
utilized
vibrant
vigorous
working

Antonyms for occupied

asleep
bored
dead
dormant
dull
empty
free
idle
inactive
inert
inoperative
jaded
latent
lifeless
nonoperating
not busy
palled
passive
quiescent
sleepy
slow
tired
unbusy
unemployed
uninhabited
unoccupied
vacant
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 112 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to occupied, such as: absorbed, active, alive, allured, animated, asleep, assiduous.

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