taken up with

ADJECTIVE

engrossed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorbed captivated consumed engaged enthralled submerged

STRONG

bugged busy fascinated gone gripped hooked immersed intrigued lost monopolized occupied riveted

WEAK

all wound up assiduous caught up caught up in deep diligent fiend for head over heels heavily into hung up industrious intent into rapt really into sedulous tied-up turned on up to here in wrapped-up

Antonyms

STRONG

existing idle inactive

WEAK

bored disenthralled disinterested ignoring inattentive oblivious uncaring uninterested unoccupied

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taken up with

Instead, much of the book is taken up with an old-fashioned and highly questionable history of science in which people are defined by the periods they lived in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

But Mr. Haas’s work is much easier on the ear than most Stockhausen—more consonant and not especially taken up with chromaticism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025

Forgiveness is another story to be taken up with the witch community she struck fear in for a few centuries.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2024

"I was quite gobsmacked at the amount of GP time that's already taken up with financial health issues," he said.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2024

Her mind seemed wholly taken up with reminiscences of past gaiety, and aspirations after dissipations to come.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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