haunted vs taken up

haunted and taken up both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
haunted	No	Yes	No	No
taken up	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, haunted and taken up are synonyms defined as:

haunted and taken up: having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

Other synonyms of haunted include obsessed, preoccupied.

haunted (adjective)	taken up (adjective)
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something	having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
inhabited by or as if by apparitions
showing emotional affliction or disquiet