Dead
Engaged
Engaged adjective - Involved in often constant activity.
Usage example: I'm engaged right now, so call back some other time
Both words in one sentence
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His real grudge is against Tony's dead father - if Tony had never been born - or had died before the end of the first movie - Vanko may not have engaged in any criminal activity whatsoever.
Source: Create Your Own Villain -
The Lost Lenore: Jennifer Dodd is this to Barbara, except she's not dead, she got engaged and got a job in Stoke.
Source: Film / Notes on a Scandal - However, being in love with another woman, he refuses to marry his cousin — who had been engaged to and in love with his dead brother, but finds being refused rather insulting.
Source: Engagement Challenge
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Engaged and Dead. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead/engaged
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Engaged or Dead. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead/engaged.
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