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engagedadjective pledged in marriagethe engaged couple make a charming pair affianced, bespoke(also bespoken, dialect), betrothed, promised(chiefly dialect) committed unattached involved in often constant activityI'm engaged right now, so call back some other time active, assiduous, bustling, busy, diligent, employed, hopping, industrious, laborious, occupied, sedulous, tied-up, working knee-deep, swampedanimated, astir, buzzing, flourishing, happening, humming, lively, thriving, vibrantabsorbed, concentrating, engrossed, focused(also focussed), immersed, intent, preoccupiedalive, functional, functioning, going, living, operating, operational, operative, runningenergetic, vigoroushardworkingindefatigable, tireless, untiring idle, inactive, unbusy, unemployed, unoccupied freeasleep, dormant, latent, lifeless, quiescent, sleepyinert, passivedead, dull, slowinoperative, nonoperating to hold the attention ofthe challenging jigsaw puzzle engaged us all evening absorbed, bemused, busied, caught up, engrossed, enthralled, enwrapped, fascinated, gripped, immersed, interested, intrigued, involved, occupied allured, attracted, beguiled, bewitched, captivated, charmed, enchanted, obsessedhypnotized, mesmerizeddistracted, preoccupiedhogged, monopolized caught one's eye bored, jaded, palled, tired, wearied to enter into contest or conflict withthe daring young captain was eager to engage the enemy battled, encountered, faced, met, took on emulated, rivaled(or rivalled)contended, fought, opposed eluded, escaped, evadedretreated to obligate by prior agreementwe can't go to the dance because we're already engaged to attend a piano recital committed, mortgaged, pledged, trothed affianced, betrothed, plighted, promised, swore, vowedcontracted, enlisted, enrolled, signed on, signed upovercommitted reneged to provide with a paying jobthe wealthy couple are looking to engage a handyman to take care of the estate assumed, employed, feed(chiefly Scottish), hired, laid on(chiefly British), paid, placed, recruited, retained, signed (up or on), took on reemployed(or re-employed), reengaged(or re-engaged), rehiredapprenticed, contracted, jobbed, partnered, subcontractedenlistedadvanced, promoted, upgradedkept (on)headhunted, scouted axed, canned, discharged, dismissed, fired, sacked furloughed, laid off, locked out to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set summy sister and her boyfriend have engaged a chauffeured limousine for the prom chartered, hired, leased, rented subleased, subletchecked outarranged (for), bespoke, booked, contracted (for), ordered, reserved, signed up (for) in 1629 |