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spoken for

ADJECTIVE
betrothed
Synonyms
STRONG
affianced committed intended
ADJECTIVE
engaged
Synonyms
STRONGEST
committed hooked matched
STRONG
affianced betrothed bound contracted intended pinned pledged plighted ringed steady
WEAK
asked for future given one's word going steady
Antonyms
WEAK
available disengaged inoperable not working uninvolved
ADJECTIVE
plighted
Synonyms
STRONG
affianced betrothed bound committed contracted hooked intended matched pinned pledged ringed steady
WEAK
asked for future given one's word going steady
ADJECTIVE
reserved
Synonyms
STRONGEST
booked restricted
STRONG
appropriated arrogated claimed engaged kept limited preempted qualified retained taken
WEAK
laid away private roped off set apart set aside
Antonyms
STRONG
disengaged unlimited unrestricted
WEAK
extroverted friendly given offered outgoing sociable unreserved

Example Sentences

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"All these billions of individuals that existed through time are spoken for by this one specimen."

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

U.S. gas exporters don’t have capacity available to ship much more LNG abroad than they already are, and much of their current output is spoken for in 20-year supply deals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

It shows up during anxiety, when too many choices feel like noise, and during creative periods, when the day’s decisions have already been spoken for.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

Worse still, the money is already spoken for.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 22, 2025

Neither of us had spoken for several minutes.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson