Busy
Busy adjective - Involved in often constant activity.
Overwhelmed and busy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overwhelmed" instead an adjective "Busy".
Overwhelmed
Busy and overwhelmed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Busy" instead an adjective "Overwhelmed".
Nearby Words: overwhelming, overwhelmingly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Shouya's mother is too busy at work and oblivious that her son wanted to commit suicide and when Shouya fell into a coma, she was so overwhelmed by the situation that she doesn't know what to do.
Source: Parents as People -
Tsubasa's Super Mode requires her to be overwhelmed by modesty and shame, and said berserker state is invoked by Angela shredding her clothes, while Tsubasa is talking to Yoichi in a busy school yard.
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Overwhelmed and Busy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/busy/overwhelmed
Busy & Overwhelmed. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/busy/overwhelmed>.
Overwhelmed or Busy. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/busy/overwhelmed.
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