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Synonyms for occupied

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 2, Treeline

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

She keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

engaged

Same sentence, swapped: She keeps herself fully engaged with volunteer activities.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for occupied as it is used in the sentence above.

populous
introspective
abstracted

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