Synonyms for unemployed
ˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪdun·em·ployed

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1. unemployednoun

   Synonyms:
   jobless

2. unemployedadjective

   Having no profession (despite being able and willing to work).

   The unemployed are a growing portion of the population.

   Synonyms:
   jobless

3. unemployedadjective

   Synonyms:
   out of work, out-of-work, jobless

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1. unemployed

   Idle in all uses rests upon its root meaning, as derived from the Anglo-Saxon idel, which signifies vain, empty, useless. Idle thus denotes not primarily the absence of action, but vain action — the absence of useful, effective action; the idle schoolboy may be very actively whittling his desk or tormenting his neighbors. Doing nothing whatever is the secondary meaning of idle. One may be temporarily idle of necessity; if he is habitually idle, it is his own fault. Lazy signifies indisposed to exertion, averse to labor; idleness is in fact; laziness is in disposition or inclination. A lazy person may chance to be employed in useful work, but he acts without energy or impetus. We speak figuratively of a lazy stream. The inert person seems like dead matter (characterized by inertia), powerless to move; the sluggish moves heavily and toilsomely; the most active person may sometimes find the bodily or mental powers sluggish. Slothful belongs in the moral realm, denoting a self-indulgent aversion to exertion. "The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth," Prov. xxvi, 15. Indolent is a milder term for the same quality; the slothful man hates action; the indolent man loves inaction. Compare VAIN.

   Synonyms:
   idle, inactive, indolent, inert, lazy, slothful, sluggish, trifling, unoccupied, vacant

   Antonyms:
   active, busy, diligent, employed, industrious, occupied, working

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1. unemployed people, unemployedadjective

   people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group)

   "the long-term unemployed need assistance"

   Synonyms:
   unemployed people

   Antonyms:
   employed, working(a), engaged, hired, on the job(p)

2. unemployedadjective

   not engaged in a gainful occupation

   "unemployed workers marched on the capital"

   Antonyms:
   on the job(p), hired, employed, engaged, working(a)

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. uncommissioned

   without any designated work.

   Submitted by rinat on September 9, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unemployedadjective

   Synonyms:
   unoccupied, doing nothing, out of employment

2. unemployedadjective

   Synonyms:
   disused

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1. List of paraphrases for "unemployed":

   jobless, unemployment, non-employed, ployed, redundant

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1. Christian Nevell Bovee:

   Mind unemployed is mind un-enjoyed.

2. Ting Lu:

   Following several rounds of lockdowns, many individuals are worn out, unemployed or underemployed, and have drained their savings to a level at which they now have to reduce spending.

3. Charles Schumer:

   There are many, many unemployed people, and people need checks in their pockets. ... We hope our Republican friends will see the need and work with us, but if not, we will get it done.

4. Jay DeMarcus:

   I am unemployed. If you guys need a bass player, Lady A, I've got a specific skill set.

5. Dan Goldenberg:

   While it's good to see a slight improvement in overall veteran unemployment rates, young, post-9/11 veterans are still unemployed at a rate almost 50 percent greater than their peers.