Employment
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Employment noun – The state of being provided with a paying job. Usage example: the parents tried to convey to their adult son the joys of steady employment
Unemployment is an antonym for employment in topics: working for a living, using something.
Nearby Words: employ, employed, employee, employable, employer
Antonyms for Employment
Unemployment
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Unemployment noun – The state of being unemployed or not having a job. Usage example: unemployment is a serious social evil
Employment is an antonym for unemployment in topics: laziness, inaction, free time and its activities, dismissal from job or responsibility.
Nearby Words: unemployed, unemployable
Antonyms for Unemployment
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Unemployment and under-employment combined with inflation and transportation problems to leave millions of post-war workers short of their daily bread.
Source: World War II / Prelude To War - New Zealand's Domestic Purposes Benefit (Sole Parent) is a special type of unemployment benefit given to solo parents with dependent children, with the condition they do not have to actively seek employment until their youngest child turns six.
Source: Baby Factory
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Unemployment or Employment. 2016. Accessed May 21, 2022. https://thesaurus.plus/related/employment/unemployment.
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