| idle(adjective, dull, bare, sluggish) | |
| unoccupied(adjective, dull, idle, sluggish) | |
| inactive(adjective, action, idle, tired) | |
| jobless(adjective, dull, work, idle) | |
| out of work(expression, adjective, idiom, dull) | |
| free(adjective, idle, bare, empty) | |
| unused(adjective, dull, idle, bare) | |
| workless(adjective, work) | |
| at liberty | |
| fired | |
| disengaged(adjective, dull, idle, bare) | |
| unapplied(adjective, disuse) | |
| unengaged(adjective, clear, loose, idle) | |
| unexercised(adjective, disuse) | |
| leisured | |
| on the dole(adjective, idle, jobless, unwaged) | |
| resting | |
| down(adjective, dull, idle, sluggish) | |
| laid off(adjective, idle, jobless, unwaged) | |
| between jobs(adjective, idle, jobless, unwaged) |
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