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busiest

/bˈɪziʌst/adjective3 syllables

Busiest means: actively or fully engaged or occupied.

Synonyms for busiest23

adjective, as in actively or fully engaged or occupied

busy, at work, drudging, laboring, labouring, toiling, engaged, occupied, overbusy, tied up, up to, diligent, employed

adjective, as in intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious, busy, busybodied, intrusive

adjective, as in (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)

busy, engaged, in use, occupied

adjective, as in overcrowded or cluttered with detail

busy, fussy, fancy

adjective, as in crowded with or characterized by much activity

busy, active

Opposites of busiest

idle

What does busiest mean?5

adjective

1

actively or fully engaged or occupied“busy with her work”

2

intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner“an interfering old woman”

3

(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)“her line is busy”

4

overcrowded or cluttered with detail“a busy painting”

5

crowded with or characterized by much activity“a very busy week”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Busiest in a sentence

  • I have been the busiest of the three boys.unknown
  • What do you think is the busiest airport in the world?CK
  • This is one of the busiest bridges in the city.Amastan
  • Christmas is our busiest time of the year.CK
  • Monday is our busiest day of the week.CK
  • Monday is my busiest day of the week.CK
  • Atlanta, Georgia has one of the busiest airports in the world.Source_VOA
  • This square was once considered the busiest in Europe.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.