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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White-collar workers are hanging onto their jobs for dear life, spooked by high-profile layoff announcements, the rise of AI and an unforgiving job market for the unemployed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now they are hanging onto their jobs for dear life, spooked by high-profile layoff announcements, the rise of artificial intelligence and an unforgiving job market for the unemployed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Employment growth has slowed and unemployed workers are taking longer to find jobs, but labor-supply growth has also eased because of demographic trends and changes in immigration policy.

From Barron's

However, college grads who become unemployed are now more likely to remain so than high-school grads.

From The Wall Street Journal

This is part of the background music in America: Americans who aren’t unemployed and do have a house are afraid that in the next few years they could lose their job, their security.

From The Wall Street Journal

unemployed

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