What does unemployed mean?
Unemployed means Having no job despite being able and willing to work..
Unemployed
/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/ · adjective
Meaning
Having no job despite being able and willing to work..
Definitions by Sense
- Having no job despite being able and willing to work.
- Having no use, not doing work
- (with the) The unemployed people of a society or the world, taken collectively.
Example Sentences
The government announced a new initiative to help the unemployed.
The number of unemployed keeps rising steadily.
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
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for unemployed?
Common synonyms include between jobs, employmentally challenged, idle, jobless.
What is the opposite of unemployed?
Possible antonyms include employed, working, in use.
How do you use unemployed in a sentence?
The government announced a new initiative to help the unemployed.
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