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engaged
adjective as in promised to be married
Strong matches
affianced, betrothed, bound, contracted, intended, pinned, pledged, plighted, ringed, steady
Weak matches
asked for, future, given one's word, going steady, spoken for
adjective as in operating; busy
Strongest matches
absorbed, committed, employed, engrossed, interested, involved, occupied, preoccupied, working
Strong matches
Weak matches
at work, connected with, dealing in, deep, in place, in use, intent, rapt, tied-up, unavailable, wrapped-up
Example Sentences
I won’t forget such cruelty, but in my struggle to stay engaged, I will seek out humor as needed.
It’s about the only way I’ve been able to stay engaged and remain an upright, arguably functioning human.
Through it all, James was terrific, keeping the Lakers engaged and in the game even when it teetered.
The separate investigation by the House Ethics Committee, which will now be closed out, was considering whether Gaetz “engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use” or “sought to obstruct government investigations of his conduct,” among other things, the committee said in June.
But he does have experience with the DOJ: In 2021, a Justice Department investigation probed whether Gaetz had engaged in sexual acts with a 17-year-old girl and then paid her to travel with him.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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