Unscramble occupied

Definition of occupied

adjective:

• held or filled or in use; "she keeps her time well occupied", "the wc is occupied". Antonyms: unoccupied.
• seized and controlled as by military invasion; "the occupied countries of Europe". Antonyms: unoccupied.
• resided in; having tenants; "not all the occupied (or tenanted) apartments were well kept up". Synonyms: tenanted.
• having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities", "deeply engaged in conversation". Synonyms: engaged.

verb:

• keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection". Synonyms: busy, occupy.
• live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton", "he occupies two rooms on the top floor". Synonyms: lodge in, occupy, reside.
• occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container". Synonyms: fill, occupy.
• be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift". Synonyms: concern, interest, occupy, worry.
• march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939". Synonyms: invade, occupy.
• require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning", "This event occupied a very short time". Synonyms: occupy, take, use up.
• consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely". Synonyms: absorb, engage, engross, occupy.
• assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development", "he occupies the position of manager", "the young prince will soon occupy the throne". Synonyms: fill, occupy, take.

Related words

be, consume, crash, crowd, dabble, infest, involve, overrun, potter, putter, rivet, smatter, squat.

Words nearby

occupier.

Rhymes with

actinide, allied, amide, apartheid, arsenide, backside, backslide, beatified, bedside, blindside, broadside, bromide, burnside, carbide, certified, citywide, classified, cockeyed, codified, countryside.