tied up

bind clog confine curb delay entrammel fetter hog-tie hold leash limit lock up obstruct restrain restrict shackle stop tie one's hands trammel

aid assist encourage free help

bind clog lock up

confine curb delay entrammel fetter hinder hog-tie hold leash limit obstruct restrain restrict shackle stop trammel

free

active unavailable working

buried employed engaged engrossed hustling occupied overloaded persevering slaving snowed swamped

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 up to one's ears with a customer

idle

inactive unoccupied

lazy quiet unbusy unemployed unengaged

absorbed committed employed engrossed interested involved occupied preoccupied working

doing immersed performing practicing pursuing signed

at work connected with dealing in deep in place in use intent rapt unavailable wrapped-up

bored disinterested idle inactive uninterested unoccupied

available disengaged inoperable not working uninvolved

absorbed captivated consumed engaged enthralled submerged

bugged busy fascinated gone gripped hooked immersed intrigued lost monopolized occupied riveted

all wound up assiduous caught up caught up in deep diligent fiend for head over heels heavily into hung up industrious intent into rapt really into sedulous taken up with turned on up to here in wrapped-up

existing idle inactive

bored disenthralled disinterested ignoring inattentive oblivious uncaring uninterested unoccupied

closed concluded decided ended full realized resolved satisfied settled stopped

accomplished achieved ceased compassed consummated discharged dispatched effected effectuated elaborated executed finalized fulfilled lapsed made perfected performed shut terminated

brought about come to an end disposed of done for done with entire final in the past over over and done put into effect sewn-up through worked out wound-up wrapped-up

incomplete

unfinished

absorbed buried busy consumed engaged engrossed mesmerized occupied preoccupied spellbound

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

bored disinterested idle inactive uninterested unoccupied

ignorant neglectful negligent

captivated dominated haunted preoccupied troubled

bedeviled beset bewitched controlled dogged engrossed fixated gripped harassed held hooked infatuated overpowered plagued possessed prepossessed seized tormented

eat, sleep, and breathe fiendish have on the brain hung up on immersed in into really into taken over turned on up to here in wound up with wrapped up in

disenchanted

indifferent unconcerned

employed engaged

engrossed working

active clocked up head over heels too much on plate

unoccupied

empty free idle inactive not busy uninhabited vacant

akin analogous associated complementary linked pertinent relevant similar

affiliated allied correlated enmeshed interconnected interrelated intertwined interwoven joint like parallel

agnate alike cognate concomitant connate connatural consanguine convertible correspondent dependent fraternal germane in the same category in touch with incident interchangeable interdependent knit together mutual of that ilk reciprocal

alien dissimilar inappropriate irrelevant unalike unlike unrelated unsuitable

different separate

disassociated disconnected foreign

airtight fast short uncomfortable

blind blocked bolted choking clumped cramping crushing cutting fastened firm fixed hermetic hermetically sealed impenetrable impermeable impervious locked nailed obstructed padlocked pinching plugged proof secure shrunken shut skintight slammed smothering snapped sound stopped up tied watertight

loose

open slack unsealed