unbusy

Examples

• All

• After finishing his work early, he enjoyed a rare moment of being unbusy and took a long walk.

• On Sunday, the office was unbusy, allowing everyone to relax and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere.

• But but but Jeff is the the the only one of my colleagues either gullible enough or unbusy enough or something to to join us.

Synonyms

I

idle

vsunbusy

57 2.8

Not working or being used

focuses more on calm and lack of tasks than simple nonuse

U

unhurried

vsunbusy

5 3.5

Not rushed and calm in movement or speech

is about having little to do rather than only a slow pace

I

inactive

vsunbusy

4 2.3

Not moving and not showing much physical or mental energy

emphasizes calmness and little to do rather than low energy

U

untroubled

vsunbusy

4 3.5

Calm and not worried about problems

adds that it also implies having little or nothing to do

U

unperturbed

vsunbusy

2 7.0

Calm and not worried when things go wrong

means being free from tasks and slow pace rather than resilience

U

unrushed

vsunbusy

1 3.5

Calm and not hurried in movement or action

is more about being free from tasks rather than just slow tempo

U

unengaged

vsunbusy

1 4.4

Not busy and able to help with other tasks

adds the idea of calm and an easy pace rather than mere freedom

U

unflustered

vsunbusy

1 6.1

Calm and not showing worry when things are difficult

focuses more on lack of tasks and relaxed pace than stress control

U

unharried

vsunbusy

6.1

Calm and not rushed

stresses having little or nothing to do rather than absence of pressure

U

unagitated

vsunbusy

5.8

Calm and not showing strong feelings

includes being unhurried and having little to do as well

Antonyms

B

busy

∞ 1.0

Full of activity with many things to do

H

hectic

65 3.9

Very busy with a lot of rushed, confusing activity

How Busy

swamped with work

• Informal

1 4.4

busy

∞ 1.0

unbusy

5.0

idle

57 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology