OCCUPIED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for OCCUPIED?

Need another word that means the same as “occupied”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “occupied” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Occupied” are: tenanted, engaged, in use, full, taken, unavailable, inhabited, settled, busy, working, employed, hard-pressed, active

Occupied as an Adjective

Definitions of "Occupied" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “occupied” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of a place, especially a country) taken control of by military conquest or settlement.
• Resided in; having tenants.
• Seized and controlled as by military invasion.
• Held or filled or in use.
• Busy and active.
• Having ones attention or mind or energy engaged.
• (of a building, seat, etc.) being used by someone.

Synonyms of "Occupied" as an adjective (13 Words)

active	Erupting or liable to erupt. The old watermill was active until 1960.
busy	Of facilities such as telephones or lavatories unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability engaged is a British term for a busy telephone line. A busy life.
employed	Having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary. Up to 40 per cent of employed people are in part time jobs.
engaged	Having ones attention or mind or energy engaged. Deeply engaged in conversation.
full	Constituting the full quantity or extent complete. Waste bins full of rubbish.
hard-pressed	Facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty.
in use	Holding office.
inhabited	Having inhabitants; lived in. The inhabited regions of the earth.
settled	Established in a desired position or place; not moving about. Settled areas.
taken	Be affected with an indisposition. A word taken literally.
tenanted	Resided in; having tenants. Not all the occupied or tenanted apartments were well kept up.
unavailable	Not available or accessible or at hand. The men were unavailable for work.
working	(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing. His working title for the book was Why People Are Poor.

Usage Examples of "Occupied" as an adjective

• She keeps her time well occupied.
• Not all the occupied (or tenanted) apartments were well kept up.
• The occupied territories.
• Only the ground floor is fully occupied.
• She keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities.
• Tasks which kept her occupied for the day.
• The wc is occupied.

Associations of "Occupied" (30 Words)

actively	In an active manner. Actively growing weeds.
all	To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent whole is often used informally for wholly. The directions were all wrong.
arrant	Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. An arrant fool.
busy	Unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability engaged is a British term for a busy telephone line. Her line is busy.
chartered	Hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers. The chartered buses arrived on time.
complete	Complete a pass. She completed the requirements for her Master s Degree.
contain	Include or contain have as a component. Since F contains the factor Q it disappears from both sides of the equation.
employed	Put to use. Most of our graduates are employed.
engaged	Unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability engaged is a British term for a busy telephone line. The desperately engaged ships continued the fight.
entire	Constituting the undiminished entirety lacking nothing essential especially not damaged Bacon. My plans are to travel the entire world.
entirety	The whole of something. She would have to stay in her room for the entirety of the weekend.
filled	Of purchase orders that have been filled. A large hall filled with rows of desks.
full	The time when the Moon is fully illuminated. A full game.
gamut	The lowest note in the gamut scale. The orchestral gamut.
hired	Hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers. Hired hands.
indefeasible	Not liable to being annulled or voided or undone. An indefeasible right.
inerrancy	Exemption from error. Biblical inerrancy.
laden	Filled with a great quantity. Ladened is not current usage.
luxuriate	Enjoy to excess. She was luxuriating in a long bath.
outright	Without any delay. The outright abolition of the death penalty.
overcrowd	Fill (accommodation or a space) beyond what is comfortable, safe, or desirable. The students overcrowded the cafeteria.
packed	Extremely crowed or filled to capacity. A packed theater.
stuffed	Of a toy made of fabric stuffed with a soft filling. I feel stuffed.
successfully	With success; in a successful manner. The plant operated successfully for seventy years.
thorough	Complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial. A thoroughgoing villain.
totally	Completely; absolutely. So then Julie like totally dumps her boyfriend Tommy.
turnkey	Of or involving the provision of a complete product or service that is ready for immediate use. Turnkey systems for telecommunications customers.
unbroken	Marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence. Cars in an unbroken procession.
whole	Acting together as a single undiversified whole. The whole of American literature.
working	A mine or a part of a mine from which minerals are being extracted. His working title for the book was Why People Are Poor.