| Main Entry: | occupied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | busy |
Synonyms: |
active, clocked up, employed, engaged, engrossed, head over heels, tied up, too much on plate, working |
| Notes: | occupied means in use or seized and controlled as by military invasion; preoccupied means deeply absorbed in thought or having compulsive concern with something |
Antonyms: |
idle, inactive, not busy, unoccupied |
| Main Entry: | occupied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inhabited; in use |
Synonyms: |
busy, engaged, full, leased, lived-in, peopled, populated, populous, rented, settled, taken, unavailable, utilized |
Antonyms: |
empty, free, uninhabited, unoccupied, vacant |
| Main Entry: | occupy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be busy with |
Synonyms: |
absorb, amuse, attend, be active with, be concerned with, busy, divert, employ, engage, engross, entertain, fill, hold attention, immerse, interest, involve, keep busy, monopolize, preoccupy, soak, take up, tie up, utilize |
Antonyms: |
be inactive, be lazy, idle |
| Main Entry: | occupy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reside; use |
Synonyms: |
be established, be in command, be in residence, cover, dwell, ensconce, establish, fill, hold, inhabit, involve, keep, live in, maintain, own, people, permeate, pervade, populate, possess, remain, sit, stay, take up, tenant, utilize |
Antonyms: |
not use |
| Main Entry: | occupy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | seize, take over |
Synonyms: |
capture, conquer, garrison, hold, invade, keep, obtain, overrun, take possession |
Antonyms: |
surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | amuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entertain; make laugh |
Synonyms: |
break one up, charm, cheer, crack up, delight, divert, fracture, gladden, grab*, gratify, interest, kill*, knock dead, make roll in the aisles, occupy, panic*, please, put away, regale, slay, tickle, wow* |
| Notes: | the first meaning of amuse was 'to divert the attention of in order to mislead,' 'delude, deceive' and now means 'entertain, make smile or laugh'; bemuse means 'confuse, bewilder, puzzle' |
Antonyms: |
anger, annoy, bore, dull, tire, upset |
| Main Entry: | beguile |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | charm |
Synonyms: |
amuse, attract, cheer, delight, distract, divert, engross, entertain, entice, knock dead, knock out, lure, occupy, seduce, send, slay, solace, sweep off one's feet, tickle, tickle pink, tickle to death, turn on, vamp, wow* |
| Main Entry: | bury |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | engross oneself |
Synonyms: |
absorb, concentrate, engage, immerse, interest, occupy, rivet, throw oneself into |
| Main Entry: | busy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | engaged, at work |
Synonyms: |
active, already taken, assiduous, at it, buried, diligent, employed, engaged, engrossed, having a full plate, having enough on one's plate, having fish to fry, having many irons in the fire, hustling, in a meeting, in conference, in someone else's possession, in the field, in the laboratory, industrious, occupied, on assignment, on duty, on the go, overloaded, persevering, slaving, snowed, swamped, tied up, unavailable, up to one's ears, with a customer, working |
Antonyms: |
idle, quiet, unbusy, unemployed, unengaged |
| Main Entry: | capture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch and forcefully hold |
Synonyms: |
apprehend, arrest, bag*, bust, catch, collar, conquer, cop, gain control, get, grab*, hook*, land, nab, nail, net, occupy, overwhelm, pick up*, pinch*, prehend, pull in, put the cuffs on, round up, run in, secure, seize, snare, snatch, take, take captive, take into custody, take prisoner, trap, tumble |
Antonyms: |
free, let go, liberate, lose, release |