Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb occupy
8 senses of occupy
Sense 1
busy, occupy -- (keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection")
=> work -- (exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor")
Sense 2
occupy, reside, lodge in -- (live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor")
=> populate, dwell, live, inhabit -- (inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods")
Sense 3
occupy, fill -- (occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container")
=> be -- (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?")
Sense 4
concern, interest, occupy, worry -- (be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift")
Sense 5
invade, occupy -- (march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939")
=> attack, assail -- (launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week")
Sense 6
take, occupy, use up -- (require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time")
=> use, expend -- (use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions")
Sense 7
absorb, engross, engage, occupy -- (consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely")
=> interest -- (excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of)
Sense 8
fill, take, occupy -- (assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne")
=> work, do work -- (be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college")
Antonyms of adj occupied
4 senses of occupied
Sense 1
occupied (vs. unoccupied) -- (held or filled or in use; "she keeps her time well occupied"; "the wc is occupied")
unoccupied (vs. occupied) -- (not held or filled or in use; "an unoccupied telephone booth"; "unoccupied hours")
=> free -- (not occupied or in use; "a free locker"; "a free lane")
=> spare, free -- (not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands")
Sense 2
occupied (vs. unoccupied) -- (seized and controlled as by military invasion; "the occupied countries of Europe")
unoccupied (vs. occupied) -- (not seized and controlled; "unoccupied areas of France")
=> relinquished -- (that has been withdrawn or retreated from)
Sense 3
occupied, tenanted -- (resided in; having tenants; "not all the occupied (or tenanted) apartments were well kept up")
INDIRECT (VIA inhabited) -> uninhabited -- (not having inhabitants; not lived in; "an uninhabited island"; "gaping doors of uninhabited houses")
Sense 4
engaged, occupied -- (having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation")
INDIRECT (VIA busy) -> idle -- (not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind")
Similarity of adj occupied
4 senses of occupied
Sense 1
occupied (vs. unoccupied) -- (held or filled or in use; "she keeps her time well occupied"; "the wc is occupied")
=> busy, engaged, in use (predicate) -- ((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"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal")
=> filled -- ((of time) taken up; "well-filled hours")
Sense 2
occupied (vs. unoccupied) -- (seized and controlled as by military invasion; "the occupied countries of Europe")
Sense 3
occupied, tenanted -- (resided in; having tenants; "not all the occupied (or tenanted) apartments were well kept up")
=> inhabited (vs. uninhabited) -- (having inhabitants; lived in; "the inhabited regions of the earth")
Sense 4
engaged, occupied -- (having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation")
=> busy (vs. idle) -- (actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch")
