unworked

Examples

• All

• After the layoffs, many unworked hours remained in the factory schedule.

• The land remained unworked for years before the new owners started farming it.

• The machinery remained unworked for weeks.

• Many resources are unworked in our community.

• The factory had several machines that remained unworked during the holiday season.

• Due to the storm, many resources were left unworked and idle until the roads were cleared.

• She decided to take a break, allowing her mind to stay unworked for the weekend.

Synonyms

I

idle

vsunworked

57 2.8

Not working or being used

stresses not being put to work or used for capacity

U

unused

vsunworked

26 1.0

A thing like a room or machine that is not active now

is specifically about not being put to work or employed

I

inactive

vsunworked

11 2.5

Not being used or working now

highlights lack of being put to work or employed

U

untended

vsunworked

3 4.9

Not given care, like a garden

differs by meaning, centering on not being put to work or used

U

unexploited

vsunworked

1 6.3

Resources like land, minerals and energy that people do not use or develop

is broader, applying to items or time not put to work

U

unutilized

vsunworked

• US

1 5.6

Not used and left empty

focuses on not being put to work or used for capacity

U

unconsumed

vsunworked

1 4.5

Something left because no one ate or used it

is about not being employed or put to work rather than not eaten

U

unengaged

vsunworked

1 4.4

Not busy and able to help with other tasks

focuses on not being put to work or employed rather than availability

U

unharnessed

vsunworked

5.8

Energy that is not controlled or used

emphasizes simply not being put to work or employed

W

workless

vsunworked

5.6

Idle and not active, often for machines or factories

focuses more on being unused rather than on productivity

U

unexpended

vsunworked

7.1

Money or resources that are not yet spent

refers instead to not being applied or put to work

U

unbusy

vsunworked

4.5

Not being used and ready for someone to use

is about not being put to work or used for capacity

N

nonworking

vsunworked

3.0

A day when people do not have to go to their job

is narrower, meaning simply not put to work or used

Antonyms

A

active

664 1.0

Operating now and not stopped

How Used

used

1 1.0

available

∞ 2.3

idle

57 2.8

unused

6 1.0

unworked

4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology