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Definitions

unemployment

[uhn-em-ploi-muhnt] / ˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt /

NOUN

depression

Synonyms

STRONG

bankruptcy bust crash crisis deflation dislocation downturn drop failure inactivity inflation overproduction panic paralysis recession retrenchment sag slide slowness slump stagflation stagnation

WEAK

bad times bear market big trouble hard times rainy days

Antonyms

STRONG

calm increase rise success

WEAK

bulge cheerfulness convexity encouragement happiness hope hopefulness protuberance recovery surge

NOUN

idleness

Synonyms

STRONG

dawdling dormancy droning hibernation inactivity indolence inertia leisure lethargy loafing shiftlessness sloth slothfulness slouch slowness sluggishness stupor torpidity torpor trifling truancy

WEAK

dilly-dallying goof-off time joblessness laze lazing loitering otiosity own sweet time pottering time on one's hands time to burn time to kill time-wasting vegetating

Antonyms

STRONG

activity energy life liveliness vigor

WEAK

action ambition busyness diligence employment hustle industry labor occupation work

NOUN

inactivity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lethargy sluggishness stagnation

STRONG

dawdling dormancy droning hibernation idleness indolence inertia inertness leisure loafing shiftlessness sloth slothfulness slouch slowness stupor torpidity torpor trifling truancy

WEAK

dilly-dallying goof-off time inoperativeness joblessness laze lazing loitering otiosity own sweet time pottering time on one's hands time to burn time to kill time-wasting vegetating

Antonyms

STRONGEST

energy vigor

STRONG

employment work

NOUN

inertness

Synonyms

STRONG

dawdling dormancy droning hibernation idleness inactivity indolence inertia leisure lethargy loafing shiftlessness sloth slothfulness slouch slowness sluggishness stagnation stupor torpidity torpor trifling truancy

WEAK

dilly-dallying goof-off time inoperativeness joblessness laze lazing loitering otiosity own sweet time pottering time on one's hands time to burn time to kill time-wasting vegetating

Antonyms

STRONG

activity busyness employment energy life liveliness vigor work

NOUN

inoperativeness

Synonyms

WEAK

dawdling dilly-dallying dormancy droning goof-off time hibernation idleness inactivity indolence inertia inertness joblessness laze lazing leisure lethargy loafing loitering otiosity own sweet time pottering shiftlessness sloth slothfulness slouch slowness sluggishness stagnation stupor time on one's hands time to burn time to kill time-wasting torpidity torpor trifling truancy vegetating

NOUN

layoff

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cutback

STRONG

discharge respite

WEAK

early retirement

Antonyms

WEAK

employment hiring

NOUN

leisure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convenience recreation relaxation

STRONG

chance ease freedom holiday intermission liberty opportunity pause quiet range recess repose respite rest retirement sabbatical scope time vacation

WEAK

idle hours leave of absence one's own sweet time requiescence spare moments spare time time off vacant hour

Antonyms

STRONGEST

labor work

STRONG

continuation difficulty imprisonment incarceration restraint restriction

WEAK

employment

NOUN

recession

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankruptcy collapse decline deflation downturn hard times inflation shakeout slide slump stagnation

STRONG

bust depression

WEAK

bad times big trouble rainy days

Antonyms

STRONGEST

increase rise success

WEAK

advance inflation

Example Sentences

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Meantime, unemployment among young college grads has risen to recession levels.

From The Wall Street Journal

Perhaps more critically, the unemployment rate is expected to stay at a low 4.4%.

From MarketWatch

Low hiring has historically correlated to a much higher unemployment rate than the U.S. is actually experiencing, about 4.4%.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2023, the King's Trust International - formerly the Prince's Trust - officially launched in Nigeria, announcing a project aimed at tackling youth unemployment.

From BBC

There was a net increase of 16.1 million jobs; inflation and unemployment, both of which spiked in the Jimmy Carter years, went down.

From The Wall Street Journal

unemployment

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