Unemployed : synonyms and lexical field

Synonyms > Synonyms beginning with U > Unemployed

Looking for words with meaning close to 'unemployed': discover synonyms for the word unemployed, such as jobless or idle.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as unemployed. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": jobless and idle.


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Synonyms for unemployed sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for unemployed Degree of synonymy of unemployed Frequency in the language
jobless
   39933 0.33  
idle
   39928 2.76  
fired
   39893 61.94  
laid-off
   39665  
discharged
   29935 4.43  
dismissed
   29935 12.20  
pink-slipped
   29935  
unemployment
   29935 3.14  
joblessness
   29935 1.00  
underemployed
   29934  
inactive
   29934 0.67  
vacant
   29934 2.65  
unoccupied
   29931 0.33  
standstill
   29925 0.51  
stop
   29895 707.27  
redundant
   29894 1.45  
able-bodied
   29867 1.00  
use
   29851 343.84  

Lexical field of "unemployed"

jobless
idle
fired
laid-off
at leisure
discharged
dismissed
out of work
pink-slipped
unemployment
joblessness
underemployed
inactive
vacant
unoccupied
standstill
stop
redundant
able-bodied
use
people
job
employment
menu
jobs
jobseekers
redundancies
unwaged
workless
out-of-work
unattached
separated
furloughed
disengaged
employless
funemployed
occupationless
employeeless
leisurable
resting
subemployed
workfree
careerless
employmentally challenged
studentless
unmarried
workerless
incomeless
wageless
rentless