Meaning & use

busier

adjective·Everyday

Having more tasks, activity, or demands on one's time than usual or than another person.

See it in a sentence

The restaurant gets much busier on weekends than it does on weekdays.

My schedule is busier this month because of the upcoming project deadline.

A note on using this word

Busier is the comparative form of 'busy', used to compare two people, places, or times.

Words with a similar meaning

more hectic

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Words with an opposite meaning

quieter

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