Busy
Busy adjective - Involved in often constant activity.
Distracted and busy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Distracted" instead an adjective "Busy".
Distracted
Distracted adjective - Feeling overwhelming fear or worry.
Busy and distracted are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Busy" instead an adjective "Distracted".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The Signal dudes can often hit distracted or busy players with their sliding attacks and they can do throws too.
Source: Goddamned Bats / Beat 'em Up -
Thór kept Alvíss busy and distracted with questions until sunrise, knowing that sunlight would turn the dwarf into stone.
Source: When All You Have Is a Hammer -
You lie to them about what it is, or disguise it among more innocuous papers and hand it to them while they're busy and distracted.
Source: Tricked Into Signing
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Distracted and Busy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/busy/distracted
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