unemployed

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/ See IPA manual

Freq #7442

Meanings

1

adj
Without a job, although able and willing to work.

He has been unemployed since the factory closed.
2

noun
People who do not have a job, considered as a group.

The government announced new help for the unemployed.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · without a job, although... jobless workless

2 noun · people who do not have a... unemployed people

More idlenonemployedoccupationless restingunbusied

Opposites

employed working

Word family

Derived forms funemployed

Related forms unemployment

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Phrases (1)

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unemployed people
people who do not have paid work and are seeking it

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From un- + employed.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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