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employed adj.
jobholding adj.

ADJECTIVE

employed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

engaged hired occupied

STRONG

busy laboring operating selected signed

WEAK

active at it at work in a job in collar in harness in place on board on duty on the job on the payroll plugging away

Antonyms

WEAK

idle inactive unemployed unengaged unoccupied

ADJECTIVE

jobholding

Synonyms

WEAK

active at it at work busy engaged hired in a job in collar in harness in place laboring occupied on board on duty on the job on the payroll operating plugging away retained selected signed working

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His son’s name is inked across his bicep — a representation of the strength he gives him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

While Rees himself has his hands and neck inked, he didn't get either done until he got his first permanent job as an academic.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Dream Finders DFH -5.40%decrease; down pointing triangle Homes inked a deal to buy Beazer Homes BZH -1.79%decrease; down pointing triangle for about $915 million, following several months of talks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Among the new contracts was a 5.7-billion-euro deal with the Romanian military inked in June, the company's largest international contract in recent history.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Then the inked one holds up my uncle’s key chain.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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