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Occupied describes something in use or taken up.
An occupied seat has someone sitting in it; an occupied bathroom is unavailable.
A person who is occupied is busy or engaged: She was occupied with work all afternoon.
In military and political contexts, occupied territory is controlled by a foreign force: the occupied West Bank.
To keep children occupied is to give them something to do.
Restrained in manner
- unavailableCannot be accessed
- in useCurrently being operated
- claimedStated as fact
- filledMade full, occupied
Wholly absorbed in something
- immersedPlunged entirely into
- focusedDirecting attention narrowly
- attentivePaying close notice
- concentratedGathered or intensified
captivated · rapt · intent · fixated · lost in thought · wrapped up · consumed · distracted
Defeated and took control
- invadedEntered by force
- annexedIncorporated into one's domain
- controlledKept within limits
- colonizedEstablished foreign control over
subjugated · captured · held · military · troops · resistance · liberation · territory
People living somewhere
- tenantsProperty renters
- dwellersThose who occupy space
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
- occupantsThose residing somewhere
settlers · population · household · community · lodgers · squatters · homeowners · renters
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- hecticIntensely busy, almost overwhelming
- multitaskingDoing several things concurrently
- jugglingSequential toss-and-catch performance
workload · deadline · nonstop · hustle · bustle · fast-paced · stretched thin · overcommitted
reserved
Restrained in manner
- unavailableCannot be accessed
- in useCurrently being operated
- claimedStated as fact
filled · booked · engaged · spoken for · held · saved · full
engrossed
Wholly absorbed in something
concentrated · captivated · rapt · intent · fixated · lost in thought · wrapped up · consumed · distracted · daydreaming
conquered
Defeated and took control
- invadedEntered by force
- annexedIncorporated into one's domain
- controlledKept within limits
colonized · subjugated · captured · held · military · troops · resistance · liberation · territory · regime
residents
People living somewhere
- tenantsProperty renters
- dwellersThose who occupy space
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
occupants · settlers · population · household · community · lodgers · squatters · homeowners · renters · live-in
swamped
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- hecticIntensely busy, almost overwhelming
- multitaskingDoing several things concurrently
juggling · workload · deadline · nonstop · hustle · bustle · fast-paced · stretched thin · overcommitted · slammed
- occupancy statusfull, empty, vacant, half full, packed
- property traitsspacious, cozy, rundown, dilapidated, vacant
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- Already Takentaken, claimed, reserved, booked, held
- occupancytenant, renter, lessee, lodger, boarder
- Not Availablebooked, reserved, claimed, held, spoken for
occupiedvacant
Without an occupant
empty · unoccupied · available · free · uninhabited
occupiedfree
Without payment or restriction
idle · unoccupied · available · unbusy · bored
occupiedliberated
Released from confinement
free · independent · sovereign · autonomous · unoccupied
- occupied territoriesRegions under foreign control
- occupied territoryLand under foreign military control
- occupied landRegion under foreign military control
- occupied zoneRegion controlled by invaders
- occupied FranceGerman-controlled wartime territory
- occupied signIndicator someone's inside
preoccupied, unoccupied, occupies, occupier, occupiers, reoccupied, reoccupies, underoccupied