JISUPOSTEnglish
ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Occupied

/ˈɒkjʊpaɪd/ · adjective

Meaning

Reserved; engaged..

Definitions by Sense

  1. Reserved; engaged.
  2. Busy; unavailable.
  3. Subjugated; under the control of a foreign (usually military) presence.
  4. Used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable.
  5. simple past and past participle of occupy

Example Sentences

The stall on the left is occupied.
She is occupied at the moment.
My father travelled to occupied Japan in December 1945.
As he creeps towards the main road, someone, another occupied former human, pokes their head around the corner, then calls to others in the strange language, pointing him out. Wheeler stops in his tracks. In another moment, ten or eleven non-people are advancing on him from the road. Two of them are carrying something with them, a limp, badly broken human— a normal human, Wheeler realises with some shock, like him.

Synonyms for occupied

ocupadoengagedbusyfilledinhabitedtenanted

Antonyms for occupied

unoccupied

Related Words

filledinhabitedbusyengagedin usetenanteddonehandledresponsibleemployedworkedoccupancylivedownerfeaturedoccupationlookedhabitablepopulatedstaffed

Word Forms

Usage Notes

Choose a synonym only when it preserves the intended meaning, tone, and grammar of the full sentence.

Practice and Learn More

Add this word and synonyms to Word SearchSynonyms and antonymsBetter words by context

Frequently Asked Questions

What does occupied mean?

Occupied means Reserved; engaged..

What is a synonym for occupied?

Common synonyms include ocupado, engaged, busy, filled.

What is the opposite of occupied?

Possible antonyms include unoccupied.

How do you use occupied in a sentence?

The stall on the left is occupied.

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.