spoken for

ADJECTIVE

betrothed

Synonyms

STRONG

affianced committed intended

ADJECTIVE

engaged

Synonyms

STRONGEST

committed hooked matched

STRONG

affianced betrothed bound contracted intended pinned pledged plighted ringed steady

WEAK

asked for future given one's word going steady

Antonyms

WEAK

available disengaged inoperable not working uninvolved

ADJECTIVE

plighted

Synonyms

STRONG

affianced betrothed bound committed contracted hooked intended matched pinned pledged ringed steady

WEAK

asked for future given one's word going steady

ADJECTIVE

reserved

Synonyms

STRONGEST

booked restricted

STRONG

appropriated arrogated claimed engaged kept limited preempted qualified retained taken

WEAK

laid away private roped off set apart set aside

Antonyms

STRONG

disengaged unlimited unrestricted

WEAK

extroverted friendly given offered outgoing sociable unreserved

Example Sentences

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"All these billions of individuals that existed through time are spoken for by this one specimen."

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Anastasia McClain knew she was in financial trouble when her entire paycheck was spoken for before it even hit her bank account.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

Queen Camilla has spoken for the first time publicly about fighting off an attacker on a train when she was a teenager, in an interview broadcast Wednesday.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

With 10 of the spots seemingly spoken for, they would need to choose between Alabama, Notre Dame and Miami for the final two berths.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

I had not heard words spoken for so long that they sounded strange to me, yet they were good to hear, even though it was an enemy who spoke them.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell

spoken for

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