jobless

adj 2

Definitions

adj

Lacking employment.

a jobless man

The government announced a new initiative to help the jobless.

Having too much time on one's hands; having nothing better to do.

― I’m showing him our texts with her, the liar. ― Bro, that is so jobless!

Collocations

ADJ.

all, desperate, left, young

VERB + JOBLESS

having, help, idled, reported, states, won't

JOBLESS + NOUN

japan, man, people

PREP.

ADV.

currently, ever

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — not having a job

idle

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

a jobless man

Wiktionary

The government announced a new initiative to help the jobless.

Wiktionary

The report was slightly gloomier than in June, when unemployment rates eased in more than half of all U.S. states for a third straight month and only five states reported jobless rate increases.

Wiktionary

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...

Tatoeba · #327042

The number of jobless is at an all time high.

Tatoeba · #1363517

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

Tatoeba · #1616615

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, jobless is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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