busier

Having more demands

Busier is the comparative form of busy—more occupied, more active, more crowded.

A person can be busier than usual, a street busier than expected: The restaurant gets busier after six.

I've been busier this week than last.

hectic

frantic

Wildly anxious or desperate

harried · overwhelmed · stressful · flustered · rushed · swamped · overloaded · juggling · nonstop · whirlwind

crowded

packed

Filled to capacity

swarming · overflowing · cramped · brimming · mobbed · crammed · dense · bustling · thronging · humming

active

energetic

Having much vigor

vigorous · diligent · engaged · occupied · proactive · ambitious · enterprising · motivated · driven · hardworking

Opposites
activity level

busieridler

Habitually unproductive person

quieter · emptier · freer · deader · calmer

Phrases
Family

business, businessman, businesslike, busiest, businesses, busies, businesswoman, businessperson, busied

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