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occupy - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: occupy
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be busy with
Synonyms: absorb, amuse, attend, busy, divert, employ, engage, engross, entertain, fill, immerse, interest, involve, monopolize, soak, take up, tie up, utilize, be active with, be concerned with, hold attention, keep busy, preoccupy
Antonyms: idle, be inactive, be lazy
Main Entry: occupy
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: reside; use
Synonyms: cover, dwell, ensconce, establish, fill, hold, inhabit, involve, keep, maintain, own, people, permeate, pervade, populate, possess, remain, sit, stay, take up, tenant, utilize, be established, be in command, be in residence, live in
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: charm, cheer, crack up*, delight, divert, fracture*, gladden, grab*, gratify, interest, kill*, occupy, panic*, please, put away*, regale, slay*, tickle, wow*, break one up, knock dead, make roll in the aisles
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: capture
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: catch and forcefully hold
Synonyms: apprehend, arrest, bag*, bust*, catch, collar, conquer, cop, get, grab*, hook*, land, nab*, nail*, net, occupy, overwhelm, pick up*, pinch*, pull in, round up*, run in*, secure, seize, snare, snatch, take, take into custody, trap, tumble, gain control, prehend, put the cuffs on, take captive, take prisoner
Antonyms: free, liberate, lose, release, let go
Main Entry: distract
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: divert attention; confuse
Synonyms: abstract, agitate, amuse, befuddle, beguile, bewilder, confound, derange, detract, discompose, disconcert, disturb, divert, engross, entertain, fluster, frenzy, harass, madden, mislead, mix up, occupy, perplex, puzzle, sidetrack, stall, throw off*, torment, trouble, unbalance, unhinge*, addle, call away, catch flies, draw away, lead astray, lead away, turn aside
Antonyms: clarify, explain
Main Entry: dwell
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: live in
Synonyms: abide, bide, bunk*, continue, crash*, establish oneself, exist, flop*, hang one's hat, hang out*, hole up*, inhabit, keep house, locate, lodge, make one's home, nest, occupy, park*, perch*, pitch tent, quarter, remain, rent, reside, rest, room, roost*, settle, sojourn, squat*, stay, stop, tarry, tenant, tent
Main Entry: engross
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hold one's attention
Synonyms: absorb, apply, arrest, assimilate, attract, bewitch, busy, captivate, consume, corner, engage, engulf, enrapture, enthrall, fascinate, fill, grip, hog*, immerse, involve, monopolize, occupy, soak, take up, be hung, become lost, preoccupy, sew up, up on
Antonyms: forget, ignore, reject, repulse, turn off
Main Entry: field
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: catch a hit or thrown object
Synonyms: cover, deflect, handle, hold, occupy, patrol, pick up, play, retrieve, return, stop, deal with, turn aside
Main Entry: hire
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: commission for responsibility, use
Synonyms: appoint, authorize, book, bring in, carry, charter, delegate, draft, employ, empower, engage, enlist, exploit, lease, let, obtain, occupy, pick, place, pledge, procure, promise, put on*, rent, retain, secure, select, take on, utilize, add to payroll, bring on board, contract for, fill a position, find help, give a break, give job to, give work, ink, make use of, put to work, sign on, sign up*, sublease, sublet, truck with
Antonyms: discharge, fire, lay off, let go
Main Entry: inhabit
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: take up residence in
Synonyms: abide, crash, dwell, indwell, live, locate, lodge, make one's home, occupy, park, people, perch, populate, possess, reside, roost, settle, squat, stay, tenant
Antonyms: depart, leave, move, vacate
Main Entry: invade
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: attack and encroach
Synonyms: access, assail, assault, breach, crash, entrench, foray, infect, infest, infringe, inroad, interfere, loot, maraud, meddle, occupy, overrun, penetrate, permeate, pervade, pillage, plunder, raid, ravage, storm, trespass, violate, burglarize, burst in, descend upon, fall on, go in, make inroads, muscle in, overspread, overswarm, swarm over
Antonyms: surrender, yield, leave alone
Main Entry: obtain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: get, acquire
Synonyms: access, accomplish, achieve, annex, attain, beg borrow or steal, capture, chalk up*, collect, come by, compass, cop*, corral, drum up*, earn, effect, fetch, gain, gather, get at, get hold of, get one's hands on, glean, gobble up, grab, have, hoard, inherit, invade, lay up, make use of, nab*, occupy, pick up, pocket*, procure, purchase, reach, realize, reap, receive, recover, retrieve, salvage, save, score, scrape together, scrape up, secure, seize, snag, take, wangle, win
Antonyms: forfeit, forsake, lose, sacrifice
Main Entry: possess
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: have or obtain
Synonyms: acquire, bear, carry, control, corner*, dominate, enjoy, grab, hog*, hold, maintain, occupy, own, retain, seize, be blessed with, be born with, be endowed with, corner the market, get hands on, get hold of, have to name, latch on to, lock up, sit on, take over, take possession
Antonyms: dispossess, lose, miss, not have
Main Entry: reign
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: have power over; prevail
Synonyms: administer, be in power, be in the driver's seat, be supreme, boss, command, dominate, domineer, govern, head up, helm, hold power, hold sway, influence, manage, obtain, occupy, overrule, predominate, preponderate, rule, rule the roost*, run the show, run things, sit, superabound, wear the crown
Antonyms: serve, submit
Main Entry: reside
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: live or exist in
Synonyms: abide, be intrinsic to, be vested, bide, consist, continue, crash*, dig*, dwell, endure, hang one's hat, inhabit, inhere, lie, locate, lodge, nest, occupy, park*, people, perch, populate, remain, rest with, roost, settle, sojourn, squat, stay, take up residence, tenant
Main Entry: disarm
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: render defenseless
Synonyms: conciliate, cripple, deactivate, debilitate, demobilize, disable, disband, disqualify, incapacitate, invalidate, neutralize, occupy, pacify, paralyze, prostrate, skin, strip, subdue, subjugate, weaken, deescalate, demilitarize, unarm
Antonyms: arm
Main Entry: employ
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make use of
Synonyms: apply, bestow, bring to bear*, engage, exercise, exert, exploit, fill, handle, manipulate, occupy, operate, spend, take up*, use, utilize, keep busy, put to use, use up*
Antonyms: ignore, misuse, shun, unemploy
Main Entry: entertain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: amuse
Synonyms: absorb, beguile, captivate, charm, cheer, comfort, crack up*, delight, distract, divert, elate, engross, enliven, enthrall, gladden, grab, gratify, humor, indulge, inspire, interest, occupy, pique, please, regale, relax, satisfy, slay, solace, stimulate, tickle, ecstasize, inspirit, knock dead, make merry, recreate
Antonyms: bore, tire
Main Entry: have
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be in possession
Synonyms: accept, acquire, admit, annex, bear, carry, chalk up, compass, corner, enjoy, gain, get, hog*, hold, include, keep, land, obtain, occupy, own, pick up, possess, procure, receive, retain, secure, take, take in, get hands on, get hold of, have in hand, latch on to, lock up, sit on*, teem with
Antonyms: lack, need, want
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