Synonyms of engaged

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: consume all of one's attention or time; "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, contend, fight, struggle: usage: carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
8. engage, enlist, procure, secure: usage: hire for work or assistance; "engage 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"

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"