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as in joblessas in unemployed

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workless

adjective as in jobless

Weak matches

  • between jobs
  • collecting unemployment benefits
  • laid-off
  • on the dole
  • out of a job
  • out of work
  • without employment
  • without gainful employment

adjective as in unemployed

Strongest matches

  • idle
  • inactive
  • jobless
  • underemployed

Strong matches

  • down
  • free
  • loafing

Weak matches

  • 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

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jobless

adjectiveas in unemployed

  • between jobs
  • collecting unemployment benefits
  • laid-off
  • on the dole
  • out of a job
  • out of work
  • without employment
  • without gainful employment
  • workless
unemployed

adjectiveas in without a job

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

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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