Were unable to work
Synonyms for "were unable to work" (23 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (5)
Noun(5 words)
cannot operatecannot workcould not functioncould not operatecould not work
Strong matches (7)
Noun(7 words)
Related words (11)
Noun(11 words)
joblessnessnot able to operatenot able to worknot allowed to workpowerlessprevented from workingunable to operateunable to workunfitwas unable to workworklessness
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
11 entriesconditioneconomic statefailurefunctional limitationhealth conditioninabilityinterruptionlabor market conditionmalfunctionstatework stoppage
More specific
19 entriescannot workchronic disabilityequipment failureincapablelong-term unemploymentmachine malfunctionnot able to workpartial outagepermanent disabilitypermanent inabilitypolicy induced haltshort-term unemploymentstrike related halttemporary disabilitytemporary impairmenttemporary inability
Showing 16 of 19 words.
Collocations
20 entriesbe unable to workcould not workdisabilityfatigueillnessinabilityinability to workincapacity to workinjuryjob losslack of abilitymedical leavepermanent disabilitypermanent inabilityphysical disabilitytemporary disability
Showing 16 of 20 words.
Inflections
8 entriesare unable to workbeen unable to workbeing unable to workinabilitiesis unable to workmore unablemost unablewas unable to work