UNBUSY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

unbusy

adjective

Definition of unbusy

as in inactive

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Recent Examples of unbusy Or, even better, until some productive, unbusy scientist clones me a sister-wife. — Tanika Davis, baltimoresun.com, 15 Nov. 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbusy

Adjective

The council also established Davis Power, an inactive municipal utility that could eventually serve new developments.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Star cornerback Christian Gonzalez missed both games, and fellow defensive back Carlton Davis joined him as inactive against the Raiders.

— Matt Schooley, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of inactive

Adjective

When haul trucks sit idle waiting to recharge, every minute of lost production directly erodes operating margins.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
His friends—these would have been the idle ladies of Moscow society, Countess Khomyakova and Princess Tuchkova and Countess Orlova and others in their circle.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of idle

Adjective

With the help of license plate readers and other investigative efforts, police located the pickup near Clement and Mendocino avenues, which was unoccupied.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
An unoccupied vehicle was stuck on the railroad tracks and was hit by a train, police said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of unoccupied

Adjective

Seghers shows how the Nazis win over unemployed youth by hosting parades, concerts, and outdoor expeditions.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
The Cockroach movement began as an online satirical campaign this summer after India’s chief justice compared unemployed young people to parasites.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of unemployed

Adjective

What was once a boring, sleepy issue where the PUC made decisions more or less in a vacuum is no longer the case.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
On what had been something of a sleepy early Saturday afternoon for the Washington Capitals, Ryan Leonard suddenly produced a scintillating effort that ignited the home team.

— Des Bieler, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026