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Engaged

/ɛnˈɡeɪdʒd/

(heading) To interact socially.

📖 Definitions of "Engaged"

verb

adjective

1
Agreed to be married.
2
Busy or employed.
3
Greatly interested.
4
(of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls
"I tried calling, but she (or her phone) was engaged."

18 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
reserved	(not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or purpose; spoken for.
committed	Obligated or locked in (often, but not necessarily, by a pledge) to some course of action.
occupied	Reserved; engaged.
connected	Having relationships; involved with others.
involved	Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.)
attached	Connected; joined.
busynoun	Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.
employed	In a job; working.
betrothednoun	Engaged to be married.
bespoken	(obsolete) betrothed or engaged to be married
pledged	bound by or as if by an oath
intermeshed	caught as if in a mesh
set-asidenoun	Something (especially money) that is set aside for a specific purpose.
geared	(often in combination) Fitted with (some kind or number of) gears.
in use	currently being used
booked	reserved in advance
affianced	(literary) engaged; betrothed
meshednoun	Having a mesh.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
betrothednoun	Engaged to be married.
affianced	(literary) engaged; betrothed
bespoken	(obsolete) betrothed or engaged to be married
connectedverb	Having relationships; involved with others.
committedverb	Obligated or locked in (often, but not necessarily, by a pledge) to some course of action.
occupiedverb	Reserved; engaged.
employedverb	In a job; working.
attachedverb	Connected; joined.
involvedverb	Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.)
set-asidenoun	Something (especially money) that is set aside for a specific purpose.
busyverb	(transitive, usually reflexive) To make somebody busy or active; to occupy.
reserved	(not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or purpose; spoken for.
meshednoun	Having a mesh.
geared	(often in combination) Fitted with (some kind or number of) gears.
booked	reserved in advance
in use	currently being used
intermeshed	caught as if in a mesh
pledged	bound by or as if by an oath
wedded	(of a couple) Joined in marriage.
fianceverb	(obsolete) To betroth; to affiance.