Jobless
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Jobless is an adjective meaning Lacking employment.
Meaning
Lacking employment.
More Meanings
- (slang) Having too much time on one's hands; having nothing better to do.
Example Sentences
a jobless man
The government announced a new initiative to help the jobless.
― I’m showing him our texts with her, the liar. ― Bro, that is so jobless!
The report was slightly gloomier than in June, when unemployment rates eased in more than half of all U.S. states for a third straight month and only five states reported jobless rate increases.
Synonyms for jobless
Depending on context, synonyms include unemployed, idle, out of work.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unemployed, idle, out of work, unemployment, redundant, employless.
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