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unengaged

ADJECTIVE
disengaged
Synonyms
STRONG
disjoined free separated
WEAK
unattached
ADJECTIVE
footloose
Synonyms
WEAK
easygoing free and easy go-as-you-please loose unattached uncommitted
ADJECTIVE
free
Synonyms
STRONGEST
able at large clear easy independent loose open unfettered unrestricted
STRONG
allowed disengaged escaped familiar forward frank liberal liberated permitted relaxed
WEAK
at liberty casual fancy-free footloose free-spirited free-wheeling informal lax off the hook on one's own on the loose unattached uncommitted unconfined unconstrained unhampered unimpeded unobstructed unregulated untrammeled
Antonyms
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blocked closed repressed restricted strict
STRONG
reserved
WEAK
confined limited restrained suppressed
ADJECTIVE
free
Synonyms
STRONGEST
available clear empty loose unused
STRONG
extra idle spare unemployed
WEAK
at leisure not tied down unhampered unimpeded uninhabited unobstructed vacant
Antonyms
STRONG
employed
WEAK
busy occupied scheduled tied-up
ADJECTIVE
unemployed
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 unexercised unoccupied unused without gainful employment workless
Antonyms
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active busy working
WEAK
employed occupied
ADJECTIVE
unoccupied
Synonyms
WEAK
disengaged inactive lazy loitering quiescent unemployed
Antonyms
WEAK
active busy engaged full industrious inhabited occupied populated
ADJECTIVE
vacant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bare deserted idle unemployed unfilled uninhabited unused
WEAK
abandoned available clear devoid disengaged free not in use stark tenantless to let unlived in untaken untenanted void without contents
Antonyms
STRONGEST
busy employed full populated used
WEAK
aware cognizant comprehending occupied overflowing

Example Sentences

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It is a little frustrating to read a novel this unengaged with its own high concept.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

He also described him as "unengaged and undiagnosed".

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

And he told undecided or unengaged voters that they faced a stark choice in November.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2024

Joan Donovan, a misinformation researcher who studies TikTok, said that it may be difficult for the campaign to reach unengaged audiences without facilitating a relationship with viewers on a platform that rewards authenticity.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024

I have spent the remainder of the day, when unengaged, in complaint, each officer chiding me and sending me away.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson