Synonyms for engaged

Verb

1. prosecute, engage, pursue, act, move

usage: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"

2. absorb, engross, engage, occupy, interest

usage: engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

3. hire, engage, employ

usage: engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

4. engage, hire, engage, employ

usage: ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer"

5. betroth, engage, affiance, plight, vow

usage: give to in marriage

6. engage, touch

usage: get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"

7. engage, wage, fight, struggle

usage: as of wars, battles, or campaigns; "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"

8. engage, enlist, procure, secure

usage: as of aid, help, services, or support

9. lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take, get, acquire

usage: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

10. engage, mesh, lock, operate, move, displace

usage: keep engaged; "engaged the gears"

Adjective

1. engaged, occupied, busy (vs. idle)

usage: having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation"

2. engaged, involved (vs. uninvolved)

usage: involved in military hostilities; "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight"

3. booked, engaged, set-aside(predicate), reserved (vs. unreserved)

usage: reserved in advance

4. busy, engaged, in use(predicate), occupied (vs. unoccupied)

usage: (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal"

5. engaged, meshed, intermeshed, geared (vs. ungeared)

usage: (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting; "the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin rotors"

6. engaged, employed (vs. unemployed)

usage: having services contracted for; "the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick"

7. engaged, connected (vs. unconnected)

usage: built against or attached to a wall; "engaged columns"

8. affianced, bespoken, betrothed, engaged, pledged, attached (vs. unattached), committed

usage: pledged to be married; "the engaged couple"