OCCUPYING Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word occupying. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for OCCUPYING
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controlling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • able to control or determine policy | ||||||||
dominating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • most powerful or important or influential • used of a height or viewpoint • offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power | ||||||||
engaging | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • attracting or delighting | ||||||||
filling | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any material that fills a space or container • flow into something (as a container) • a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc. • the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving • (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth • the act of filling something | ||||||||
holding | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of retaining something • something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone | ||||||||
seizing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together • the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) | ||||||||
inhabiting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • be an inhabitant of or reside in • be present in • exist or be situated within | ||||||||
monopolizing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • have and control fully and exclusively • have or exploit a monopoly of | ||||||||
populating | verbv | |||||||
verb • be an inhabitant of or reside in • fill with inhabitants | ||||||||
possessing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill • have ownership or possession of • enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas | ||||||||
residing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • make one's home in a particular place or community • live (in a certain place) • be inherent or innate in | ||||||||
busy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • actively or fully engaged or occupied adjective satellite • overcrowded or cluttered with detail • intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner • crowded with or characterized by much activity • (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) verb • keep busy with | ||||||||
fill | verbv | |||||||
noun • a quantity sufficient to satisfy • any material that fills a space or container verb • make full, also in a metaphorical sense • become full • occupy the whole of • assume, as of positions or roles • fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction • appoint someone to (a position or a job) • eat until one is sated • fill to satisfaction • plug with a substance | ||||||||
take | verbv | |||||||
noun • the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property • the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption verb • carry out • require (time or space) • take somebody somewhere • get into one's hands, take physically • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect • interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression • take something or somebody with oneself somewhere • take into one's possession • travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route • pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives • receive willingly something given or offered • assume, as of positions or roles • take into consideration for exemplifying purposes • require as useful, just, or proper • experience or feel or submit to • make a film or photograph of something • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract • serve oneself to, or consume regularly • accept or undergo, often unwillingly • make use of or accept for some purpose • conquer by force • occupy or take on • admit into a group or community • ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial • be a student of a certain subject • take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs • head into a specified direction • point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards • be seized or affected in a specified way • have with oneself; have on one's person • engage for service under a term of contract • receive or obtain regularly • buy, select • to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort • have sex with; archaic use • lay claim to; as of an idea • be designed to hold or take • be capable of holding or containing • develop a habit • proceed along in a vehicle • obtain by winning • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness | ||||||||
absorb | verbv | |||||||
verb • become imbued • take up mentally • take up, as of debts or payments • take in, also metaphorically • cause to become one with • suck or take up or in • devote (oneself) fully to • assimilate or take in • consume all of one's attention or time | ||||||||
concern | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • something that interests you because it is important or affects you • an anxious feeling • a feeling of sympathy for someone or something • something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness • a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it verb • be relevant to • be on the mind of | ||||||||
employ | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the state of being employed or having a job verb • put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose • engage or hire for work | ||||||||
engage | verbv | |||||||
verb • carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in • consume all of one's attention or time • engage or hire for work • ask to represent; of legal counsel • give to in marriage • get caught • carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns) • hire for work or assistance • engage for service under a term of contract • keep engaged | ||||||||
engross | verbv | |||||||
verb • devote (oneself) fully to • consume all of one's attention or time | ||||||||
interest | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something • a reason for wanting something done • the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.) • a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed • (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something • (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims • a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) verb • excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of • be on the mind of • be of importance or consequence | ||||||||