100 Other Words for “Busy”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Active	Engaged in doing things.
2.	Actuated	Set in motion; made active.
3.	Afield	Out and about working.
4.	Alive with activity	Full of movement and work.
5.	All hands occupied	Everyone is working.
6.	Animated	Lively; full of action.
7.	At capacity	Fully loaded; no room.
8.	At full tilt	Working at top speed.
9.	Attending	Occupied with duties.
10.	Backlogged	With work piled up.
11.	Beavering away	Working hard continuously.
12.	Booked	Scheduled; no free time.
13.	Bouncing	Energetic and active.
14.	Bristling	Teeming with activity.
15.	Bubbling	Lively; full of motion.
16.	Bunched up	Crowded together; tightly scheduled.
17.	Burdened	Loaded with responsibilities.
18.	Busting	Extremely active or crowded.
19.	Buzzing	Full of activity and noise.
20.	Chock-full	Completely filled; packed.
21.	Constantly engaged	Always occupied with tasks.
22.	Cranking	Working steadily and strongly.
23.	Crowded	Full of people or tasks.
24.	Crushed	Overwhelmed by too much work.
25.	Deep in work	Fully absorbed in tasks.
26.	Driven	Pushed onward by demands.
27.	Energized	Full of energy; active.
28.	Engaged	Occupied; involved in something.
29.	Enmeshed	Caught up in obligations.
30.	Enveloped	Surrounded by tasks.
31.	Exerting	Putting forth strong effort.
32.	Extended	Stretched thin by demands.
33.	Fast-paced	Moving quickly; high tempo.
34.	Feverish	Intensely active; hurried.
35.	Flat out	Working as hard as possible.
36.	Frantic	Wildly hurried and pressured.
37.	Full up	Completely occupied or filled.
38.	Fully occupied	Having no spare time.
39.	Going full bore	Operating at maximum effort.
40.	Going nonstop	Continuing without a break.
41.	Grinding	Working steadily under strain.
42.	Happening	Lively; full of events.
43.	Hard at it	Working with strong effort.
44.	Hard-pressed	Under pressure; very occupied.
45.	Harried	Rushed and stressed by tasks.
46.	Hectic	Very busy and hurried.
47.	Humming	Working smoothly and actively.
48.	In a flurry	In a rush of activity.
49.	In a rush	Hurrying due to demands.
50.	In full swing	At peak activity.
51.	In motion	Actively moving or working.
52.	In overdrive	Working beyond normal pace.
53.	In the thick of it	Deeply involved in activity.
54.	Industrious	Diligently working; hardworking.
55.	Jam-packed	Extremely full or crowded.
56.	Juggling	Handling many tasks at once.
57.	Knee-deep	Heavily involved in work.
58.	Laboring	Working hard; exerting effort.
59.	Loaded	Having many tasks or duties.
60.	Maxed out	At the limit of capacity.
61.	Multitasking	Doing several things at once.
62.	No time to spare	Completely booked; no slack.
63.	Nonstop	Without breaks; continuous.
64.	Occupied	Taken up; not available.
65.	On the go	Constantly moving and doing.
66.	On the hop	Very active; constantly moving.
67.	Overbooked	Scheduled beyond available time.
68.	Overcommitted	Committed to too many things.
69.	Overloaded	Given more than can handle.
70.	Overrun	Swamped beyond capacity.
71.	Overstretched	Stretched too thin by demands.
72.	Overtaxed	Strained beyond normal limits.
73.	Overwhelmed	Unable to cope with workload.
74.	Packed	Full and tightly filled.
75.	Piled up	Accumulated into a backlog.
76.	Plugged in	Actively engaged and involved.
77.	Preoccupied	Absorbed; not free for more.
78.	Pressured	Under stress from demands.
79.	Productive	Producing much; getting work done.
80.	Pulled in all directions	Demanded by many tasks.
81.	Pushed	Driven by urgency or demands.
82.	Racing	Moving very quickly; hurried.
83.	Rammed	Packed tightly with activity.
84.	Rattled off	Done quickly in succession.
85.	Running around	Moving busily from task to task.
86.	Running hot	Operating at high intensity.
87.	Running on fumes	Continuing despite exhaustion.
88.	Rushed	Hurrying; short on time.
89.	Saturated	Filled to the limit.
90.	Scheduled	Planned with set commitments.
91.	Scrambling	Rushing to manage tasks.
92.	Seized up	Blocked by too much activity.
93.	Slammed	Extremely busy; overloaded.
94.	Snowed under	Buried in work.
95.	Spinning plates	Managing many tasks at once.
96.	Stretched thin	Overextended by too many demands.
97.	Striving	Working hard toward goals.
98.	Swamped	Overwhelmed with too much to do.
99.	Swarms with activity	Crowded with constant action.
100.	Tasked	Assigned duties; kept occupied.