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ADJECTIVE

busy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

active unavailable working

STRONG

buried employed engaged engrossed hustling occupied overloaded persevering slaving snowed swamped

WEAK

assiduous at it diligent having a full plate having enough on one's plate having fish to fry having many irons in the fire in a meeting in conference in someone else's possession in the field in the laboratory industrious on assignment on duty on the go tied-up up to one's ears with a customer

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idle

STRONG

inactive unoccupied

WEAK

lazy quiet unbusy unemployed unengaged

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The disruption caused by the war had already taken a toll, with exports from Africa and the Middle East down sharply from the previous quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Bass now finds herself battling for a second and final term, one that would cap a political career that has already taken her to Sacramento and Washington.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The Indian leader is on a whirlwind five-nation tour that has already taken in the United Arab Emirates and will see Modi also visit Sweden, Norway, and Italy.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

A huge operation is in place to trace people potentially exposed to the virus who have already taken flights home to numerous countries, including the UK, South Africa, the Netherlands, the US and Switzerland.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

"Instead you found that our men had already taken the city. What of it?"

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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