busiest

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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"Busiest day so far has been 2,500 people. Certainly already better than any since being shutdown for Covid," said Farquharson.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Busiest of all has been a team at the other end of the AFC spectrum: Jacksonville.

From Washington Times • Mar. 16, 2022

Bloody better be, because I’m missing the last episode of Britain’s Busiest Motorway for this.

From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 2019

Busiest bees: When Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Emily Blunt intersected in “Looper,” it seemed like a marvel of scheduling: The two actors were each in four films this year and were always terrific.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2012

Busiest of all are the throngs that thread the streets of the great centres, and pour in and out of stores and offices.

From Society Its Origin and Development by Rowe, Henry Kalloch