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Definitions

underemployed

[uhn-der-em-ploid] / ˌʌn dər ɛmˈplɔɪd /
ADJECTIVE
unemployed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
idle inactive jobless
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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Many refugees arrive with professional experience and degrees but end up unemployed or underemployed in survival-wage jobs to make ends meet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Even the measured percentage of “discouraged” and underemployed workers fell last month, as labor force participation increased overall.

From Slate • May 20, 2025

I think about my career and need to find work that gets me out of being constantly underemployed.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2024

Erica Tay, an economist at Maybank Investment Banking Group, said that since China considers employment as working at least one hour per week, there’s no way to account for underemployed youth.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2024

Half the young men of that age group are either unemployed or underemployed.

From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers