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

Example Sentences

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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

According to trial testimony, Cox had taken up with another woman.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

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

A sizeable portion of the movie is taken up with the day the episode of The Dating Game was filmed.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024

Experimental work for his thesis was broken off so that the coiled-coil equations could be taken up with redoubled effort.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

taken up with

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