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taken up

ADJECTIVE

immersed

Synonyms

STRONG

absorbed buried busy consumed engaged engrossed mesmerized occupied preoccupied spellbound

WEAK

bound-up deep eat, sleep, and breathe intent into rapt tied-up turned on wrapped-up

Antonyms

STRONG

bored disinterested idle inactive uninterested unoccupied

WEAK

ignorant neglectful negligent

ADJECTIVE

lost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absent absorbed unconscious wasted

STRONG

abstracted bemused bewildered engrossed entranced musing perplexed preoccupied spellbound

WEAK

absentminded distrait dreamy faraway feeble going in circles ignorant inconscient rapt taken in

Antonyms

STRONG

unoccupied

WEAK

accomplishing alive attentive aware cognizant

ADJECTIVE

preoccupied

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorbed bemused distracted engaged engrossed fascinated forgetful obsessed

STRONG

absent abstracted bugged daydreaming immersed lost mooning removed spellbound woolgathering

WEAK

absent-minded airheaded asleep deep distrait faraway have on the brain heedless hung up inconscient intent lost in thought moony oblivious rapt spread-out unaware wrapped-up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bored disenthralled disinterested indifferent uninterested

STRONG

existing

WEAK

observant thoughtful unoccupied

Example Sentences

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Another major topic is affordability, which Raman has taken up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

With so many clubs having their midweeks taken up by European football, there will be knock-on effects for the Premier League.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Gasoline this year has taken up around 7% of Gen Z’s total card spending per household, according to BofA data, compared with around 4% for Boomers.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

He has also taken up an issue that has 99.99% support—stopping animal abuse.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

This house is on Filmore Ave. and the corner of a lane leading to where many soldiers were buried and later taken up and carried to their burial ground in Winchester.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

taken up

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