What is another word for unemployed?
Pronunciation:
[ ʌnɛmplˈɔ͡ɪd], [ ʌnɛmplˈɔɪd], [ ʌ_n_ɛ_m_p_l_ˈɔɪ_d]
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Similar words for unemployed:
- all (adjective)
- dead (adjective)
- free (adjective)
- idle (adjective)
- inactive (adjective)
- leisurely (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- unoccupied (adjective)
- vacant (adjective)
- without a job (adjective)
- at leisure (noun)
- discharged (noun)
- dismissed (noun)
- fired (noun)
- group (noun)
- laid-off (noun)
- out of work (noun)
- other synonyms
- at liberty
- employed
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Unemployed:
adj.
• all (adjective) • dead (adjective) • free (adjective) • idle (adjective)- inert,
- Resting,
- most laid off,
- most mothballed,
- jobless,
- more laid off,
- on the shelf,
- on the bench,
- idler.
- lethargic,
- idle,
- in holding pattern,
- motionless,
- sedentary,
- indolent,
- out of service,
- out of action,
- stationary,
- dormant,
- unmoving,
- mothballed,
- on hold,
- low key,
- unworking,
- Snail-paced,
- draggy,
- do nothing,
- somnolent,
- sleepy,
- still,
- lifeless.
- out of work,
- Tenantless,
- not in use,
- inactive,
- not use,
- untenanted,
- unoccupied,
- to let,
- vacant,
- free,
- unlived in,
- dead,
- without contents.
n.
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- used.
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- engaged.
Other synonyms:
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- unused.
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- vagrant.
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- off.
- duty.
- flower child,
- mint,
- leisure class,
- Unhandled,
- sparely,
- loosely,
- out of a job,
- bum,
- futile,
- inoperative,
- untrodden,
- unbeaten,
- vacuous,
- slothful,
- lazy,
- hippie,
- bummer,
- untapped,
- let go,
- lumpen proletariat,
- reserve,
- stored,
- Unessayed,
- unconsumed,
- at anchor,
- on holiday,
- saved,
- leisured,
- unutilized,
- unemployable,
- BO,
- liberally,
- loafing,
- non-functioning,
- unsettled,
- willingly,
- not required,
- undecided,
- at a standstill,
- sponger,
- gratuitously,
- blank,
- stock-still,
- unspent,
- in abeyance,
- immobile,
- collecting unemployment,
- unmoved,
- out of commission,
- voluntarily,
- tramp,
- on vacation,
- drifting,
- indecisive,
- freeloader,
- out of business,
- useless,
- hobo,
- on the dole,
- parasite,
- Statuelike,
- ineffectual,
- not employed,
- extra,
- lumpen,
- between assignments,
- aimless,
- unapplied,
- empty,
- ungathered,
- in hand,
- passive,
- welfare case,
- pristine,
- vacillating,
- unimportant,
- trifling,
- suspended,
- mendicant,
- otiose,
- pink-slipped,
- idleness,
- at liberty,
- Waived,
- fresh,
- original,
- openly,
- end,
- Disengaged,
- static,
- sluggish,
- void,
- candidly,
- unfilled,
- cadger,
- spiv,
- untouched,
- unemployment,
- foolish,
- clearly,
- unexploited,
- available,
- generously,
- not done,
- Workless,
- purposeless,
- between jobs,
- pauper,
- unrestrainedly,
- put by,
- at,
- Unexercised,
- not busy,
- off work,
- without gainful employment,
- beggar,
- independently,
- adrift,
- silly,
- readily,
- homeless person,
- leisure,
- out of job,
- moocher,
- new,
- held,
- fixed,
- vain,
- fallow,
- gladly,
- nonworker,
- unexpended,
- spare,
- freely,
- ambivalent,
- down,
- lounge lizard,
- drone,
- betwixt and between,
- between engagements,
- on layoff,
- uncommitted,
- panhandler,
- underemployed,
- Moveless,
- unemployed person,
- on the beach,
- undone,
- put aside,
- Unculled.
How to use "Unemployed" in context?
In today's economy, it is more difficult than ever for someone to find a job. As of 2016, there were over 18 million people in the United States who were unemployed, a number that has been steadily rising for the past few years. In many cases, people who are unemployed may have skills and degrees that are worthy of a job, but they are not being hired because there are too many jobs available or they are not qualified for the positions that are available. Additionally, many people who are unemployed may have taken a break from their job search in order to take care of family or personal responsibilities.
Paraphrases for Unemployed:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
jobless.
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Proper noun, singular
jobless.
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Noun, plural
jobless.
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Noun, singular or mass
jobless, joblessness.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
able-bodied, idle, inactive, laid-off, unemployment, unoccupied, employment-related, non-performing, non-employed.
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Proper noun, singular
unemployment, weeks.
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Noun, plural
data, men, unemployment, Occupations, benefits, cases, enterprises, workers, weeks, claimants, uses, redundancies, individuals, jobseekers.
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Noun, singular or mass
unemployment.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
losing.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
underemployed.
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Adjective
Hyponym for Unemployed:
n.
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group
people.
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group
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