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Employed

of Employ

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Similar meaning 8

Engaged 84% connected

of Engage

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Engaged 84% connected

of Engage

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Hired 84% connected

of Hire

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Hired 84% connected

of Hire

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Used 84% connected

of Use

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Used 84% connected

of Use

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Working 84% connected

of Work

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Working 84% connected

of Work

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

See also 2

Busy 66% connected

Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with serious affairs; not idle nor at leisure; as, a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Busy 66% connected

Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with serious affairs; not idle nor at leisure; as, a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Synonym 1

Utilized 92% connected

of Utilize

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Antonym 2

Unemployed 94% connected

Not employed in manual or other labor; having no regular work.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

Unemployed 94% connected

Not employed in manual or other labor; having no regular work.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

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