unemployed

[uhn-em-ploid] / ˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪd /

ADJECTIVE

without a job

Synonyms

STRONGEST

idle inactive jobless underemployed

STRONG

down free loafing

WEAK

at liberty between jobs closed-down disengaged fired laid-off leisured on layoff on the bench on the dole on the shelf out of a job out of action out of work resting unapplied unengaged unexercised unoccupied unused without gainful employment workless

Antonyms

STRONGEST

active busy working

WEAK

employed occupied

Example Sentences

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According to the investigation, ex-military personnel, ex-police officers and unemployed Kenyans aged 20–50 are the main targets of the recruiters.

From BBC

“If we had been at a party with a bunch of unemployed actors and somebody had said, ‘See those three?

From The Wall Street Journal

One man I met at a cafe said he didn't want to be interviewed, but explained he was in his twenties, unemployed and living with his grandparents.

From BBC

Meanwhile, she fears competition from the ranks of newly unemployed government workers.

From BBC

Continuing claims, which scale with the total size of the unemployed population rose to 1.86 million in the week through Jan. 31, compared with 1.84 million a week earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal

unemployed

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