busiest

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engaged, at work adj.
active, on the go adj.
nosy, impertinent adj.

ADJECTIVE

engaged, at work

Synonyms

STRONGEST

active unavailable working

STRONG

buried employed engaged engrossed hustling occupied overloaded persevering slaving snowed swamped

WEAK

already taken 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

ADJECTIVE

active, on the go

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bustling full hectic lively restless

STRONG

humming hustling popping tiring

WEAK

busy as a beaver energetic fussy strenuous tireless

Antonyms

WEAK

idle inactive lazy quiet unbusy unemployed unengaged

ADJECTIVE

nosy, impertinent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curious

STRONG

forward interfering meddling prying stirring

WEAK

butting in inquisitive intrusive meddlesome nebby obtrusive officious pushy snoopy troublesome

Antonyms

WEAK

idle inactive lazy quiet unbusy unemployed unengaged

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busiest

The Port of Los Angeles, one of the busiest in the nation, serves as a landlord to operators at its terminals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Because airfare is highly sensitive to demand, the busiest travel days generally coincide with the highest prices, while less-crowded days can mean savings — or even a more appealing nonstop flight.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

They pay smugglers thousands of dollars to board unstable and often overcrowded rubber dinghies to make the hazardous illegal journey across one of the world's busiest shipping routes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Heathrow is the UK's busiest airport, serving more than 80 million travellers a year with its four passenger terminals and two runways.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

I had stuffed them all down the space between the bed and the wall in two of the busiest minutes of my life.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck