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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; officious; busybodied; interfering
    – 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)

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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

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