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comparative of busy.

busier

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engaged, at work adj.
active, on the go adj.
nosy, impertinent adj.

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

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idle

STRONG

inactive unoccupied

WEAK

lazy quiet unbusy unemployed unengaged

ADJECTIVE

active, on the go

Synonyms

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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

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busier

Scratch has been running for 27 years and its managing director Mike Taylor said the charity was "busier now than it's ever been".

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

But had not this week, “just because it’s been busier than normal, but I will talk to him at some point.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

It ushered in a new kind of fun that was fresher, busier and airier than past listservs and chatrooms, the dank basements of internet interaction.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

Some of the busier sites, such as Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, are mostly visited by pilgrims from Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

I’ve seen them in here before, but later on in the day, when the place is busier.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

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