Jobless

Synonyms for "jobless" (32 found)

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Closest matches (7)

Adjective(1 words)
out of work
at leisureat libertyat loose endsavailabledisengagedfallow

Strong matches (9)

Adjective(1 words)
Verb(1 words)

Related words (16)

off dutyoff workotioseout of employout of harnessout of workunemployableunemployedunoccupiedworkless
Adjective(5 words)
the unemployedunemployedunemployed statusunemploymentunemployment inducing
Adjective(1 words)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

7 entries
economic classeconomic conditioneconomic phenomenonemployment statuslabor market statusmacroeconomic conditionsocial group

More specific

9 entries
cyclical unemploymentfrictional unemploymentlong term unemployedseasonal unemployedshort term unemployedstructural unemploymentunemployed adultunemployed workerunemployed youth

Collocations

9 entries
jobless benefitsjobless claimsjobless growthjobless householdsjobless numbersjobless populationjobless ratejobless recoverythe jobless

Inflections

2 entries
more joblessmost jobless

Derivations

1 entries

similar

1 entries

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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Having idled jobless for a while I wavered. I'd rushed into handing in my notice but maybe I should have endured it and kept going...

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The number of jobless is at an all time high.

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The jobless became desperate for work – any work that would help them to support their families.

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The jobless rate in Japan was 3.4 percent in September 2015.

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