unemployed B1 Topic:Work & Careers 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... joblessworkless 2 noun · people who do not have a... unemployed people More idlenonemployedoccupationlessrestingunbusied ↔ Opposites employedworking Word family Derived forms funemployed Related forms unemployment Common collocations unemployed people Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From un- + employed. Topics Work & Careers External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unemployed **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 7442 ## Meanings 1. Without a job, although able and willing to work. 2. People who do not have a job, considered as a group. ## Examples - He has been unemployed since the factory closed. - The government announced new help for the unemployed. ## Synonyms - idle - jobless - nonemployed - occupationless - resting - unbusied - workless ## Antonyms - employed - working ## Derived Forms - funemployed ## Related Forms - unemployment ## Etymology From un- + employed. ## AI Etymology Unemployed is from un- + employed. The surface analysis is un- + employed. The prefix un- supplies the negative or reversive element. In present-day use, it can mean without a job, although able and willing to work, or people who do not have a job, considered as a group. Derived formations include funemployed. ## Topics - Work & Careers markdown