Apply oneself
Keep busy and apply oneself are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keep busy" instead a verb phrase "Apply oneself".
Keep busy
Apply oneself and keep busy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apply oneself" instead a verb phrase "Keep busy".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- work and apply oneself
- work and keep busy
- exercise and apply oneself
- exercise and keep busy
- toil and apply oneself
- toil and keep busy
- endeavour and apply oneself
- endeavour and keep busy
- deal with and apply oneself
- deal with and keep busy
- tackle and apply oneself
- tackle and keep busy
- apply and apply oneself
- apply and keep busy
Cite this Source
Keep busy and Apply oneself. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply_oneself/keep_busy
Apply oneself & Keep busy. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply_oneself/keep_busy>.
Keep busy or Apply oneself. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply_oneself/keep_busy.
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