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occupied

/ˈɑkjəpaɪd/verb, adjective3 syllables

Occupied means: assume, as of positions or roles.

Synonyms for occupied23

verb, as in assume, as of positions or roles

fill, take, occupy, assume, strike, take up

verb, as in be on the mind of

concern, interest, occupy, worry

verb, as in consume all of one's attention or time

absorb, engross, engage, occupy

verb, as in live (in a certain place)

occupy, reside, lodge in

verb, as in require (time or space)

take, occupy, use up

verb, as in keep busy with

busy, occupy

verb, as in occupy the whole of

occupy, fill

verb, as in march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation

invade, occupy

adjective, as in held or filled or in use

busy, engaged, in use, filled

adjective, as in resided in; having tenants

tenanted, inhabited

adjective, as in having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

engaged, busy

also used for occupied

ocupado

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Opposites of occupied

unoccupied

What does occupied mean?12

verb

1

assume, as of positions or roles“She took the job as director of development”

2

be on the mind of“I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift”

3

consume all of one's attention or time“Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely”

4

live (in a certain place)“She resides in Princeton”

5

require (time or space)“It took three hours to get to work this morning”

6

keep busy with“She busies herself with her butterfly collection”

7

occupy the whole of“The liquid fills the container”

8

march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation“Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939”

adjective

1

held or filled or in use“she keeps her time well occupied”

2

resided in; having tenants“not all the occupied (or tenanted) apartments were well kept up”

3

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged“she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities”

4

seized and controlled as by military invasion“the occupied countries of Europe”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with occupied?1

four syllables

preoccupied
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Occupied in a sentence

  • Apart from that, he occupied himself with linguistic research.rul
  • During that winter, writing occupied most of my free time.Dejo
  • Don't misunderstand me, but my mind is really occupied.ajje
  • The city was soon occupied by the soldiers.CM
  • The reign of terror and intimidation should end in the occupied territories.OsoHombre
  • Ziri played card games to keep himself occupied.Amastan
  • Ziri was completely occupied with a video game.Amastan
  • We have the right to boycott the products made in the occupied territories.OsoHombre

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