Employed and Passive

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Employed adjective - Involved in often constant activity.

Usage example: insisted that the children be employed in some useful activity, even during school vacations

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Passive is an antonym for employed.

Passive adjective - Receiving or enduring without offering resistance.

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Employed is an antonym for passive.

Nearby Words: passivity, passively, passible, passivation

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