SUBEMPLOYED Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

subemployed

adjective

Definition of subemployed

as in unemployed

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During a hearing in May, India's Supreme Court Chief Justice Surya Kant compared the country's unemployed young adults to roaches while referring to criticism of judges on social media.

— Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026
Between August 2024 and this past June, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France reported that 457 factories ceased operations, leaving roughly 240,000 workers unemployed.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 17 July 2026

Definition of unemployed

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Today, only 61% of students who enroll in college earn a degree within six years, and more than half of those who do graduate wind up underemployed.

— Tim Knowles, Fortune, 8 July 2026
Van Der Werf recruits unemployed or underemployed Europeans as young as 18-years-old, into a five-week boot camp run by military veterans to teach teamwork, strength, and discipline.

— Richard Morgan, Time, 29 June 2026

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