busy

verb

Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite

Word type: noun; verb; adjective; adverb

Line style: core relation; instance, member or derived; substance, domain or see-also

Direction: arrow points to the broader concept; dashed outline: no word in this language; Click any word to expand it.

Senses

Sense 1 verb

keep busy with

She busies herself with her butterfly collection

Types & categories

work hypernym
putter hyponym
smatter hyponym

Related & opposite

occupation derivation

Sense 2 adjective

actively or fully engaged or occupied

busy with her work

Related & opposite

diligent also see
employed also see
idle antonym
hum derivation
at workp similar to
drudging similar to
engaged similar to
overbusy similar to
tied upp similar to
up to similar to

Sense 3 adjective

overcrowded or cluttered with detail

a busy painting

Related & opposite

fussiness derivation
fancy similar to

Sense 4 adjective

intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

an interfering old woman

Related & opposite

intrusiveness derivation
intrusive similar to

Sense 5 adjective

crowded with or characterized by much activity

a very busy week

Related & opposite

hum derivation
active similar to

Sense 6 adjective

(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

Related & opposite

hum derivation
occupied similar to

Table view of this graph

Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	derivation	Related & opposite	occupation
1	hypernym	Types & categories	work
1	hyponym	Types & categories	putter
1	hyponym	Types & categories	smatter
2	also see	Related & opposite	diligent
2	also see	Related & opposite	employed
2	antonym	Related & opposite	idle
2	derivation	Related & opposite	hum
2	similar to	Related & opposite	at workp
2	similar to	Related & opposite	drudging
2	similar to	Related & opposite	engaged
2	similar to	Related & opposite	overbusy
2	similar to	Related & opposite	tied upp
2	similar to	Related & opposite	up to
3	derivation	Related & opposite	fussiness
3	similar to	Related & opposite	fancy
4	derivation	Related & opposite	intrusiveness
4	similar to	Related & opposite	intrusive
5	derivation	Related & opposite	hum
5	similar to	Related & opposite	active
6	derivation	Related & opposite	hum
6	similar to	Related & opposite	occupied