employed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ɪmˈplɔɪ/
- /ɪmˈplɔɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ɪmˈplɔɪ/

Definitions of employed word

noun employed Give work to (someone) and pay them for it. 1
adjective employed with a job 1
noun,plural employed people in work 1

See all 3 definitions of employed

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Parts of speech for Employed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Employed

employed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for employed

adjective employed

working — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
active — Someone who is active moves around a lot or does a lot of things.
busy — A busy time is a period of time during which you have a lot of things to do.
on duty — something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
at work — If someone is at work they are doing their job or are busy doing a particular activity.

All 15 Synonyms of employed

Antonyms for employed

adjective employed

unemployed — not employed; without a job; out of work: an unemployed secretary.
idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
inactive — not active: an inactive volcano.
unengaged — busy or occupied; involved: deeply engaged in conversation.
unoccupied — without occupants; empty; vacant.

noun,plural employed

disemployed — Simple past tense and past participle of disemploy.

All 6 Antonyms of employed

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