Unemployed

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Out of work, especially involuntarily; jobless.
  • adj. Not being used; idle.
  • n. People who are involuntarily out of work considered as a group. Used with the.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Having no profession (despite being able and willing to work).
  • adj. Having no use, not doing work
  • n. Unemployed people.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Not employed in manual or other labor; having no regular work.
  • adj. Not invested or used.
  • adj. actively seeking employment but unable to find a suitable job.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not employed; having no work or employment.
  • Not in use: as, unemployed capital or money.
  • Not accompanied with work or employment.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group)
  • adj. not engaged in a gainful occupation
  • Equivalent
    out of work    laid-off    idle    jobless    fired   
    Antonym
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    people   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    idle    loafing    out of work    jobless   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Boyd    Floyd    Freud    Lloyd    annoyed   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    disable    unoccupied    unskilled    penniless    unavailable