Definitions

at it

ADJECTIVE

busy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

active unavailable working

STRONG

buried employed engaged engrossed hustling occupied overloaded persevering slaving snowed swamped

WEAK

already taken assiduous 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

employed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

engaged hired occupied

STRONG

busy inked laboring operating selected signed

WEAK

active at work in a job in collar in harness in place on board on duty on the job on the payroll plugging away

Antonyms

WEAK

idle inactive unemployed unengaged unoccupied

ADJECTIVE

jobholding

Synonyms

WEAK

active at work busy engaged hired in a job in collar in harness in place inked laboring occupied on board on duty on the job on the payroll operating plugging away retained selected signed working

Example Sentences

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They were back at it Saturday as last week’s champion Malia Rainey ran 11.33 to win the first heat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

It’s as if Man Cereal wants us to laugh at it.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

“I look at it like, how can’t I pick up where I left off?” said the Hudson, Wis., mom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

“The seller is usually the one who makes the money. The buyer is usually the one who spends the money. Look at it that way.”

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Sam took it out of Elliot’s hand and peered at it for a few seconds like it was a bug under a microscope before handing it back to him.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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