Unemployment remains stubbornly high at 14.9%, while youth joblessness, for those under age 24, is the worst in Europe at 30.6%.
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Joblessness
Synonyms for "joblessness" (11 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
jobless ratejobless statelabor underutilization
Related words (5)
Noun(5 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: unemployment, absence of employment, economic slack, jobless rate, jobless state.
- Sentence evidence is available for joblessness, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "joblessness".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "joblessness"
Keep "joblessness" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "joblessness" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "joblessness", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "joblessness" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
4 entrieseconomic conditioneconomic indicatoremployment statusmacroeconomic data
More specific
4 entriesjobless claimslong-term unemploymentshort-term unemploymentunemployment rate
Collocations
6 entrieshigh joblessnesslong-term joblessnessrising joblessnessstructural joblessnessunemployment rateyouth joblessness
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
My father, born as a Roman Catholic in the Philippines, converted in North America to a Baptist Protestant under the guidance of other Filipinos. At the time, he was hexed by joblessness. He was often a businessman of different wares and foodstuffs. Despite calling himself a Christian, he sometimes forayed into Buddhism, practice of meditation, and ideas of reincarnation. He believed that when he would die, he would be reborn in a different body in a different world—a different "planet."
Source: tatoeba (10517626)
Even if it were working perfectly, the stimulus would not come close to stemming the cascade of joblessness unleashed by this megarecession.
Source: wiktionary
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "joblessness"?
Closest matches include unemployment, absence of employment, economic slack, jobless rate, jobless state.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "joblessness"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.