occupied

Questions about occupied

What does occupied mean?

occupied means "held or filled or in use". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in occupied?

occupied has 3 syllables: oc-cu-pied. The stress falls on "oc". In IPA it is /ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd/.

What is another word for occupied?

Close synonyms include tenanted, engaged. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of occupied?

The recorded antonyms are unoccupied, unoccupied.

Is occupied a common word?

occupied is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with occupied?

3 words rhyme with occupied. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.