Busy
Busy adjective - Involved in often constant activity.
Restricted and busy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Restricted" instead an adjective "Busy".
Restricted
Restricted adjective - Having distinct or certain limits.
Busy and restricted are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Busy" instead an adjective "Restricted".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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It's not as busy as Dulles or as restricted as National, meaning flights are often cheap enough that the drive (even longer than the one to Dulles, especially from Virginia) is Worth It.
Source: Useful Notes / Washington, D.C. -
As neither of them were invited to the party to begin with, she also runs off crying saying "I told you someone would see us." The guards are so busy laughing that neither of them are checked for ID or questioned about why they were in the restricted area.
Source: Fake-Out Make-Out
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Restricted and Busy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/busy/restricted
Busy & Restricted. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/busy/restricted>.
Restricted or Busy. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/busy/restricted.
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