taken up with

The phrase “taken up with” has 4 syllables: tak-en up with

It's pronounced as /ˈteɪkən ʌp wɪð/


What is synonym and antonym for taken up with?

In the thesaurus, “taken up with” has 89 synonyms and 28 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for taken up with

  • absorbed
  • affiliated
  • all wound up
  • allied
  • assiduous
  • associated
  • attached
  • banded
  • been friends with
  • befriended
  • bonded
  • bugged
  • busy
  • captivated
  • caught up
  • caught up in
  • chummed
  • clubbed
  • collaborated
  • colluded
  • companied
  • confederated
  • conjoined
  • connected
  • consociated
  • consorted
  • consumed
  • cooperated
  • coupled
  • deep
  • diligent
  • engaged
  • enthralled
  • fallen in with
  • fascinated
  • fiend for
  • fraternized
  • friended
  • ganged
  • gone
  • got along
  • got on
  • gotten along
  • gotten on
  • gripped
  • grouped
  • head over heels
  • heavily into
  • hobnobbed
  • hooked
  • hooked up
  • hung up
  • immersed
  • industrious
  • intent
  • interrelated
  • into
  • intrigued
  • joined
  • knotted
  • leagued
  • linked
  • lost
  • messed around
  • mingled
  • mixed
  • monopolized
  • occupied
  • rallied
  • rapt
  • really into
  • related
  • riveted
  • run
  • sedulous
  • sided
  • socialized
  • sorted
  • submerged
  • teamed
  • tied
  • tied-up
  • traveled
  • travelled
  • turned on
  • up to here in
  • wed
  • wedded
  • wrapped-up

Antonyms for taken up with

  • alienated
  • avoided
  • bored
  • broken up
  • cold-shouldered
  • disbanded
  • disenthralled
  • disinterested
  • disjoined
  • dispersed
  • dissociated
  • disunited
  • divorced
  • estranged
  • existing
  • idle
  • ignoring
  • inactive
  • inattentive
  • oblivious
  • severed
  • shunned
  • snubbed
  • split
  • sundered
  • uncaring
  • uninterested
  • unoccupied

Example Sentences

  • The manager was so taken up with the new project that she forgot about the upcoming deadline.
  • Sarah was taken up with excitement when she heard the news of her promotion.
  • The children were taken up with their new toys, oblivious to the chaos around them.
  • James was taken up with studying for his exams and had no time for socializing.
  • The professor was taken up with research for her latest book, spending hours in the library every day.

On this page you'll find 117 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to taken up with, such as: absorbed, affiliated, alienated, all wound up, allied, assiduous, associated.

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

Related Words

fallen in with

  • abided by
  • accorded
  • affiliated
  • agreed
  • aligned
  • alined
  • allied
  • answered
  • associated
  • attached
  • attended
  • banded
  • been friends with
  • befriended
  • bonded
  • checked
  • chorded
  • chummed
  • clubbed
  • cohered
  • coincided
  • collaborated
  • colluded
  • companied
  • comported
  • confederated
  • conformed
  • conjoined
  • connected
  • consisted
  • consociated
  • consorted
  • cooperated
  • corresponded
  • coupled
  • dovetailed
  • equaled
  • equalled
  • fit
  • fitted
  • followed
  • fraternized
  • friended
  • ganged
  • gone
  • got along
  • got on
  • gotten along
  • gotten on
  • grouped
  • harmonized
  • heard
  • heeded
  • hobnobbed
  • hooked up
  • interrelated
  • jibed
  • joined
  • kept to
  • knotted
  • leagued
  • lined up
  • linked
  • marked
  • matched
  • messed around
  • minded
  • mingled
  • mixed
  • noted
  • noticed
  • obeyed
  • observed
  • paralleled
  • rallied
  • regarded
  • registered
  • related
  • rhymed
  • rimed
  • run
  • sided
  • socialized
  • sorted
  • squared
  • taken
  • taken up with
  • tallied
  • teamed
  • tied
  • traveled
  • travelled
  • watched
  • wed
  • wedded

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