Synonyms for unbusy

Most common

slow · quiet · suspended · dormant

All synonyms

Adjective

Antonyms

animate, zippy

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Not busy.

Example sentences

• slow He who is slow to promise is best in keeping them.
• quiet I never dreamed of there being such a quiet place.
• suspended The train service was suspended by the earthquake.
• dormant The cobbles lie dormant beneath a layer of asphalt.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

slow¹

5 letters

quiet²

7 letters

dormant²

9 letters

suspended³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (quiet² = 2 syllables).