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

Kagan’s discovery ultimately allowed for the generation of safer and more effective single-handed molecules by the pharmaceutical industry; previously, drugs with the incorrect mirror image were either very toxic or simply inactive.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
Johnson was unexpectedly listed as inactive for the Eagles' home game Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of inactive

Adjective

Treasurers want to reduce idle balances and manage liquidity more efficiently.

— Pratik Khowala, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
For now, though, the band’s tour bus is sitting idle in the middle of a Planet Fitness parking lot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Shepherd uses the safe space to open up more.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of idle

Adjective

Authorities found the pickup unoccupied and began searching surrounding rice fields with assistance from the California Highway Patrol and Yolo deputies.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Deputies found three bullet holes in a trash can and one through the windshield of an unoccupied Dodge Challenger, according to the report.

— David Goodhue, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of unoccupied

Adjective

In August, the average unemployed person had been out of work for more than six months, the longest average stretch of joblessness since February 2022.

— Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The appearance of loitering or being unemployed, homeless, or involved in labor organizing were all causes for arrest.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of unemployed

Adjective

Illustration by Patricia Bolaños In sleepy South Slope, a local son in search of a beer bar walked past a familiar, long-shuttered laundromat.

— Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
Carlotta and Dedo have to do everything in their power to prove her innocence and avoid losing her again, with their investigation taking them to the heart of their sleepy suburban town, Sundersheim.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026