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un·em·ployed
unemployed
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- pronunciation:
- uhn
ihm
ploId
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition: |
having no job; not employed.
She's unemployed but hopes to find a job soon.- antonyms:
- employed
- similar words:
- dismissed, fired, idle, sacked
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related words: |
vacant |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
those people who are out of work or do not have a job (used with "the").
The president came up with a plan to create jobs for the unemployed. |
The word unemployed
contains the following part:
un-1
Old English
prefix
that means not
More about this word part:
The prefix un1 attaches to adjectives to create adjectives that mean the opposite of the base word.
Example words:
unable, unaware, unbeaten, unbelievable, uncertain, unclear, uncomfortable, uncommon, unconscious, unconstitutional, uncooperative, undecided, undue, unemployed, uneasy, unequal, uneven, unfair, unfamiliar, unfortunate, unfriendly, unhappy, unhealthy, unimportant, uninhabited, uninterested, unkind, unknown, unlawful, unlike, unlimited, unlucky, unnatural, unnecessary, unpleasant, unpopular, unreliable, unreasonable, unsatisfactory, unstable, unsteady, untrue, unusual, unwell
- synonyms:
- dis-, de-, in-2
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