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Engrossed vs Occupied - What's the difference?

engrossed | occupied |

As verbs the difference between engrossed and occupied

is that engrossed is past tense of engross while occupied is past tense of occupy.

As adjectives the difference between engrossed and occupied

is that engrossed is preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else while occupied is reserved, engaged.

engrossed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (engross)

    • Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a document) Finalized, written in large letters.

    • occupied

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Reserved, engaged.
    • The stall on the left is occupied .
  • Busy, unavailable.
    • she is occupied at the moment
  • Subjugated, under the control of a foreign military presence.
  • travelled to occupied Japan in December 1945

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (occupy)