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unworking

unworking

5.8
Not having a job right now
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈwɜrkɪŋ/
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  • She became unworking after her contract ended last month.

Examples

  • After the company downsized, he found himself unworking for the first time in years.

  • He is currently unworking and looking for new opportunities.

  • Many unworking people attend job fairs to look for new opportunities.

  • Many unworking individuals struggle to find stable jobs.

  • Many unworking individuals rely on government assistance while seeking jobs.

  • After losing her job, she became unworking for several months before finding a new position.

  • The unworking population faces unique challenges in today's job market.

Synonyms

unemployed
vsunworking
274 1.7

Without work and looking for a job

is a broader, neutral way to say currently without a job
out of work
vsunworking
124 1.8

Without a job and trying to find one

is a neutral label for not employed without conversational tone
jobless
vsunworking
23 1.9

Not having a job

is the more neutral description that omits casual tone
nonworking
vsunworking
3.4

Not having a paid job

is the general state of not being employed
workless
vsunworking
  • UK
3.9

Without a job or any paid position

is the common neutral phrase for not having employment

Antonyms

working
1.0

Having a job and earning money from it

employed
1.0

Having a paid job

How Employed

self-employed
31 3.4
employed
1.0
underemployed
14 5.3
unworking
5.8
unemployed
274 1.7

Surface Forms

unworking positive

Morphology

unworking = working (transparent) = un + work + ing

The immediate base 'working' is clearly 'work' + '-ing', and adding 'un-' straightforwardly negates this state.

Etymology

Unworking is formed from the prefix un- and work, where un- means 'not' and work is the same root as in worker or workplace; so unworking can mean a person who is 'not working', someone without a job.