Underemployed and Working

Opposite meaning words

Underemployed adjective - Employed only part-time when one needs full-time employment or not making full use of your skills.

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Working is an antonym for underemployed in without a job topic.

Nearby Word: underemployment

Working adjective - Being in effective operation.

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Underemployed is an antonym for working.

Nearby Words: work, works, worked, workable, worker

Cole, an underemployed Education graduate working in a bagel cafe while searching for teaching jobs.

Source: Film / Sex Ed

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Working and Underemployed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/underemployed/working

Underemployed & Working. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/underemployed/working>.

Working or Underemployed. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/underemployed/working.

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