UNDEREMPLOYED Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

underemployed

adjective

Definition of underemployed next

as in unemployed

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Recent Examples of underemployed Yet, frequent relocations and licensing barriers leave many underemployed or pushed out of the workforce entirely. —

Brooke Creek, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026 Yet just 19% of those grads are considered underemployed, according to the research. —

Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026 There are many people who are unemployed or underemployed. —

Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026 Most stories have a catalyzing incident, and Our Unwritten Seoul’s comes when underachieving and underemployed 30-something Mi-ji discovers her identical twin sister, overachieving office worker Mi-ri, is distressed enough to try to hurt herself. —

Kayti Burt, Time, 18 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for underemployed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for underemployed

unemployed

Adjective

The share of unemployed workers who are new to the workforce recently hit a 37-year high, according to a report by the Groundwork Collaborative and Fortune magazine.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The traditional one-to-one assistance with a job counselor was limited mainly to groups of unemployed designated as having greatest barriers.

— Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026