Occupied and Spare

Occupied

Occupied adjective - Held or filled or in use.
Usage example: she keeps her time well occupied

Spare is an antonym for occupied.

Nearby Words: occupy, occupying, occupier

Spare

Spare adjective - Being over what is needed.

Occupied is an antonym for spare.

Nearby Words: spar, sparing, spared, sparely

Both words in one sentence

  • Partisans in occupied Europe would sometimes turn this bug into a feature; dropping a spare one out of an upstairs window into the midst of a German patrol was a pretty good field-expedient grenade substitute, and one that could usually be reloaded and used again afterwards.
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