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

Both Russia and China have tested missiles that destroy satellites; a Russian test in 2021 shattered an inactive satellite into more than a thousand pieces.

— Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026
There have been periodic stretches when the Jayhawks were inactive.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of inactive

Adjective

There are no staffing meetings, no waiting for someone to become available and no work sitting idle because the right person is on vacation or buried under a backlog of deliverables.

— Charles Lew, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
This results in more empty containers sitting idle on chassis throughout the ports.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of idle

Adjective

The remaining unoccupied houses fall into other categories, such as properties that have been sold or rented but are not yet occupied, homes that are reserved for workers or units being held off the market.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
The transfer station was closed and unoccupied at the time of the incident, and no injuries were reported.

— Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of unoccupied

Adjective

The film starred Carlyle, Mark Addy, Lesley Sharp, Hugo Speer, Paul Barber, Steve Huison, Wim Snape and Tom Wilkinson as six unemployed steelworkers in England who form a male striptease act to earn some quick cash.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
However, Patterson and Pinion, the punter who struggled in the preseason, are still competing against other unemployed kickers and punters.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of unemployed

Adjective

Experts believe the volcano is currently in a quiescent state, but researchers monitor it around the clock.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
For galaxies with a quiescent supermassive black hole, astronomers measure how quickly the stars tightly packed near the center of the galaxy are traveling.

— Mary Ogborn, The Conversation, 25 June 2026