Busy and Quiet

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Busy adjective - Thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited.

Usage example: she's one of those busy production facilitators—always concerned about other people's work and never her own

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Quiet is an antonym for busy in topics: active, engaged, nosy.

Nearby Words: busily, busyness, busied, busying

Quiet adjective - Free from disturbing noise or uproar.

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Busy is an antonym for quiet in undisturbed topic.

Nearby Words: quietly, quieten, quiescent, quieted, quietness

Quiet's AI is much better and she will notice the airdrop coming in, unless she's too busy trying to shoot Snake.

Source: The Dev Team Thinks Of Everything / Metal Gear
Sometimes, Honda (Tristan) is the blue oni to Jounochi's red oni when Kaiba's too busy, Honda being more romantic, quiet, contemplative, and likely to choose his battles than Jounochi.

Source: Red Oni Blue Oni / Anime and Manga
Of course, it's hard to notice when the soundtrack is busy with dramatic orchestral tunes, quiet, contemplative melodies, or even the character's banter.

Source: Space Is Noisy

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