BUSYING Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word busying. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| absorbing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • capable of arousing and holding the attention | ||||||
| engaging | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • attracting or delighting | ||||||
| engrossing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • capable of arousing and holding the attention | ||||||
| immersing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • thrust or throw into • devote (oneself) fully to • enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing • cause to be immersed | ||||||
| involving | adjectiveadj | |||||
verb • connect closely and often incriminatingly • engage as a participant • have as a necessary feature • require as useful, just, or proper • contain as a part • occupy or engage the interest of • make complex or intricate or complicated | ||||||
| occupying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • keep busy with • live (in a certain place) • occupy the whole of • be on the mind of • march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation • require (time or space) • consume all of one's attention or time • assume, as of positions or roles | ||||||
| preoccupying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively • occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance | ||||||
| busybodied | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner | ||||||
| engaged | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • having ones attention or mind or energy engaged • involved in military hostilities • reserved in advance • (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) • (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting • having services contracted for • built against or attached to a wall • pledged to be married | ||||||
| fussy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • annoyed and irritable • overcrowded or cluttered with detail • exacting especially about details | ||||||
| interfering | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner | ||||||
| meddlesome | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner | ||||||
| meddling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • the act of altering something secretly or improperly adjective satellite • intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner | ||||||
| occupy | verbv | |||||
verb • keep busy with • live (in a certain place) • occupy the whole of • be on the mind of • march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation • require (time or space) • consume all of one's attention or time • assume, as of positions or roles | ||||||
| officious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner | ||||||
| in use | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (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) • currently being used | ||||||
