Busy and Bewitch

Busy

Busy verb - To hold the attention of.
Usage example: the video game busied the child for hours

Bewitch and busy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Bewitch" instead a verb "Busy".

Nearby Words: busily, busyness, busied, busying

Bewitch

Bewitch verb - To cast a spell on.

Busy and bewitch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Busy" instead a verb "Bewitch".

Nearby Words: bewitching, bewitchment

Common collocations

people busy people bewitch people
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Bewitch and Busy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/busy/bewitch
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