busier

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

Example Sentences

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Busier roads and congested trains are greeting U.S. workers as more of them return to in-person work, the U.S.

From Washington Times • Sep. 14, 2023

"Asio is... busier than any time in our 74-year history. Busier than the Cold War; busier than 9/11; busier than the height of the caliphate."

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2023

Busier seasons, weekends or shifts can bring a rush of a cash followed by slow weekdays, bad-weather weeks or economic turbulence.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2022

Busier movie theaters are a welcome change in a sector that has been battered by the pandemic.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2021

Books on the matter were proliferating, with titles such as Fighting for Time3, Busier than Ever4 and Work Without End5.

From Nature