Unemployed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unemployed is an adjective meaning Having no job despite being able and willing to work.
Meaning
Having no job despite being able and willing to work.
More Meanings
- Having no use, not doing work
- (with the) The unemployed people of a society or the world, taken collectively.
Example Sentences
The number of unemployed keeps rising steadily.
The government announced a new initiative to help the unemployed.
Several special types of unemployed workers are described. These include nonmodal workers, threshold workers, "the unemployables", and the physically handicapped.
England's attacking impetus was limited to one shot from Lampard that was comfortably collected by keeper Iker Casillas, but for all Spain's domination of the ball his England counterpart Joe Hart was unemployed.
Synonyms for unemployed
Depending on context, synonyms include idle, jobless, nonemployed, occupationless, out of work, resting.
Antonyms for unemployed
Common opposites include employed, working.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include jobless, idle, fired, laid-off, discharged, dismissed.
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