occupies

The word “occupies” has 3 syllables: oc-cu-pies.

It's pronounced as /ˈɒkjʊpaɪz/.


What is synonym and antonym for occupies?

In the thesaurus, “occupies” has 28 synonyms and 22 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for occupies

  • attend
  • attracts
  • busies
  • capture
  • conquer
  • cover
  • employ
  • engages
  • establish
  • fascinates
  • fill
  • hold
  • immerses
  • inhabit
  • interests
  • intrigues
  • invade
  • involve
  • involves
  • keep
  • maintain
  • overrun
  • own
  • populate
  • remain
  • sit
  • stay
  • take up

Antonyms for occupies

  • abandon
  • bores
  • cancel
  • depart
  • desert
  • exclude
  • forget
  • give up
  • go
  • ignore
  • leave
  • let go
  • lose
  • move
  • neglect
  • palls
  • release
  • retreat
  • surrender
  • tires
  • wearies
  • yield

Meanings of occupies

  • 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 company occupies several floors of the downtown office building.
  • Her artwork occupies a prominent place in the gallery due to its unique style.
  • The king's palace occupies a vast area within the city walls.
  • In the wild, the lioness occupies a central role in hunting and caring for the pride.
  • The book occupies a significant portion of the shelf due to its extensive content.

On this page you'll find 50 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to occupies, such as: abandon, attend, attracts, bores, busies, cancel, capture.

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Related Words

absorbs

  • accepts
  • assimilate
  • assimilates
  • attracts
  • burns
  • busies
  • consume
  • consumes
  • drains
  • drinks
  • employ
  • endures
  • engages
  • engrosses
  • exhausts
  • fascinates
  • follow
  • get
  • grips
  • handles
  • imbibes
  • immerses
  • incorporate
  • incorporates
  • ingest
  • integrates
  • interests
  • intrigues
  • involve
  • involves
  • learn
  • occupies
  • reduces
  • sips
  • spends
  • stands
  • sustains
  • swallow
  • swallows
  • take in
  • takes
  • tolerates
  • understand
  • uses

takes over

  • accepts
  • assumes
  • bears
  • confiscates
  • converts
  • fills in
  • grabs
  • occupies
  • seizes
  • shoulders
  • stands in
  • steals
  • substitutes
  • usurps

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