SELF-EMPLOYED Synonyms: 7 Similar and Opposite Words

self-employed

adjective

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as in working

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Recent Examples of self-employed Arrest’s effect on life and work Dillon was self-employed as a commercial crabber and was arrested during a particularly lucrative time of the year for his occupation, the lawsuit said. — ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026 The self-employed can also opt in, receiving 80% of their average weekly net earnings. — Eileen Appelbaum, Mercury News, 10 June 2026 The programs need to be modernized along the lines of the administration’s recent effort to extend retirement tax credits to the self-employed. — Karen Kornbluh, Fortune, 20 May 2026 They can be employed by a media company or self-employed. — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for self-employed

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The backstory Owner Audrey Gelman—longtime friend of Lena Dunham and the inspiration behind HBO’s Girls character Marnie Michaels—was the cofounder of the women’s social club and co-working space The Wing.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
Between 1987 and 2012, colleges and universities added eighty-seven professional staffers every working day, pushing up the ratio of administrators to academics and down the ratio of students to staff members.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026

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