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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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I look at it feeling sorry for us, for those two kids, that this is an embarrassing moment that’s on camera.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

“I don’t take anchored inflation expectations as a God-given truth. I know we have to work very hard at it every day,” Musalem said in a speech last week.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Podcasting can be a great business if you’re good at it, but I’m not sure anyone has ever been this adept at milking shareholder value out of a pair of mics.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

The last time he looked at it was before everything was miniaturized and crammed into the iPhone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“Look at that light. If I don’t get at it, I will miss the best time of the day as well.”

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el