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Detailed Synonyms for busy in English

busy:

busy adj

  1. busy
  2. busy
  3. busy
    – crowded with or characterized by much activity 1
    busy
    – crowded with or characterized by much activity 1
    • busy adj
      • a very busy week1
      • a busy life1
      • a busy street1
      • a busy seaport1
  4. busy
    – actively or fully engaged or occupied 1
    busy
    – actively or fully engaged or occupied 1
    • busy adj
      • busy with her work1
      • a busy man1
      • too busy to eat lunch1
  5. busy
    – intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner 1
    busy; meddling; meddlesome; interfering; officious; busybodied
    – intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner 1
  6. busy
    – (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line) 1
    busy; engaged; in use
    – (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line) 1
    • busy adj
      • her line is busy1
      • kept getting a busy signal1
    • engaged adj
      • receptionists' telephones are always engaged1
    • in use adj
      • the lavatory is in use1
  7. busy
    – overcrowded or cluttered with detail 1
    busy; fussy
    – overcrowded or cluttered with detail 1
    • busy adj
      • a busy painting1
    • fussy adj
      • a fussy design1
  8. busy
    – Pertaining to time when a person is already scheduled for another task and is not available. 2
    busy
    – Pertaining to time when a person is already scheduled for another task and is not available. 2
  9. busy
    – Pertaining to the state of a phone line when it is in use. 2
    busy
    – Pertaining to the state of a phone line when it is in use. 2

busy verb

  1. busy
    – keep busy with 1
    busy; to occupy
    – keep busy with 1
    • busy verb
    • occupy verb (occupies, occupied, occupying)

Translation Matrix for busy:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
active active; active agent; active voice
humming bees' humming; buzzing; hum; humming; soft singing; whirring
meddling interference; interruption; intervention; meddling; severance; tampering
operative PI; intelligence agent; intelligence officer; operative; private detective; private eye; private investigator; secret agent; shamus; sherlock
working action; chore; duties; functioning; labor; labour; operation; succeeding; success; task; work; working; workings; workpiece
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
busy busy; occupy
occupy busy; occupy absorb; annex; capture; concern; conquer; dwell in; engage; engross; fill; inhabit; interest; invade; live in; lodge in; occupy; reside; seize; take; take up residence; use up; worry
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
active active; actively; busily; busy; hard-working; humming; industrious; industriously; operative; working active; actively; alive; at work; combat-ready; dynamic; energetic; fighting; hard-working; industrious; industriously; laborious; lively; operative; participating; working
busy active; actively; busily; busily engaged; busy; busybodied; engaged; fussy; hard-working; humming; in use; industrious; industriously; interfering; meddlesome; meddling; occupied; officious; operative; tied up; working
busybodied busy; busybodied; interfering; meddlesome; meddling; officious
engaged busily engaged; busy; engaged; in use; occupied; tied up booked; engaged; intermeshed; meshed; occupied; set-aside
fussy busy; fussy bad-tempered; choosy; crabbed; crabby; cross; finical; finicky; fussy; grouchy; grumpy; ill-tempered; particular; picky
hasty agitated; fluttered; hastily; hasty; headlong; hunted; hurried; hurriedly; in a haste; in a hurry; in haste; nervous; overhasty; precipitant; precipitate; precipitous; premature; rash
in use busy; engaged; in use in use
industrious active; actively; busily; busy; hard-working; humming; industrious; industriously; operative; working active; actively; ardent; arduous; assiduous; at work; diligent; energetic; furious; gumptious; hard working; hard-working; hardworking; indefatigable; industrious; industriously; laborious; mad; operative; practiced; practised; sedulous; tireless; untiring; up-and-coming; working; zealous
interfering busy; busybodied; interfering; meddlesome; meddling; officious
meddlesome busy; busybodied; interfering; meddlesome; meddling; officious meddlesome
meddling busy; busybodied; interfering; meddlesome; meddling; officious
occupied busily engaged; busy; engaged; occupied; tied up engaged; occupied; tenanted
officious busy; busybodied; interfering; meddlesome; meddling; officious
operative active; actively; busily; busy; hard-working; humming; industrious; industriously; operative; working active; actively; at work; functional; hard-working; industrious; industriously; laborious; operative; running; surgical; working
sudden abrupt; abruptly; all at once; all of a sudden; at once; blunt; brusque; by surprise; chaotic; fast; haphazard; out of the blue; quick; random; rapid; scattered; speedy; sudden; suddenly; swift; swiftly; unexpected; unexpectedly; wild; without pattern; without warning
tied up busily engaged; busy; engaged; occupied; tied up cuffed; tied up
working active; actively; busily; busy; hard-working; humming; industrious; industriously; operative; working active; actively; at work; functional; hard-working; industrious; industriously; laborious; on the job; operative; running; working
AdverbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
actively active; actively; busily; busy; hard-working; humming; industrious; industriously; operative; working active; actively; at work; hard-working; industrious; industriously; laborious; operative; working
busily active; actively; busily; busy; hard-working; humming; industrious; industriously; operative; working busily
industriously active; actively; busily; busy; hard-working; humming; industrious; industriously; operative; working active; actively; at work; hard-working; industrious; industriously; laborious; operative; working
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
active active; energetic
busy busy; hasty; sudden
engaged engaged; not at home; not in; unavailable; untraceable
fussy bustling; fussy; pernickety; squeamish
hasty busy; hasty; sudden hasty; rash; unreflecting
occupy engage; keep busy; occupy
sudden busy; hasty; sudden
working in motion; working
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
busily engaged busily engaged; busy; engaged; occupied; tied up
hard-working active; actively; busily; busy; hard-working; humming; industrious; industriously; operative; working active; actively; at work; hard-working; industrious; industriously; laborious; operative; working
humming active; actively; busily; busy; hard-working; humming; industrious; industriously; operative; working buzzing; humming

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Related Definitions for "busy":

  1. crowded with or characterized by much activity1
    • a very busy week1
    • a busy life1
    • a busy street1
    • a busy seaport1
  2. actively or fully engaged or occupied1
    • busy with her work1
    • a busy man1
    • too busy to eat lunch1
  3. intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner1
    • busy about other people's business1
  4. (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)1
    • her line is busy1
    • kept getting a busy signal1
  5. overcrowded or cluttered with detail1
    • a busy painting1
  6. keep busy with1
  7. Pertaining to time when a person is already scheduled for another task and is not available.2
  8. Pertaining to the state of a phone line when it is in use.2

Related Synonyms for busy



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