unemployed

un·em·ployed

adj \-ˈplȯid\

Definition of UNEMPLOYED

: not employed: a : not being used b : not engaged in a gainful occupation c : not invested

— unemployed noun

Examples of UNEMPLOYED

1. <the plant closings left a significant portion of the town's population unemployed>

First Known Use of UNEMPLOYED

15th century

Related to UNEMPLOYED

Synonyms: jobless, out of work

Antonyms: employed, working

Related Words: subemployed, underemployed

Near Antonyms: self-employed

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Rhymes with UNEMPLOYED

adenoid, alkaloid, amoeboid, aneroid, anthropoid, arachnoid, asteroid, Australoid, carcinoid, Caucasoid, celluloid, crystalloid, echinoid, ellipsoid, embryoid, eunuchoid, flavonoid, helicoid, hemorrhoid, hominoid, humanoid, hysteroid, metalloid, Mongoloid, myeloid, nautiloid, nucleoid, null and void, obovoid, opioid, osteoid, overjoyed, paranoid, planetoid, Polaroid, retinoid, rheumatoid, solenoid, Stalinoid, trapezoid, unalloyed