Best Opposite Words For WORKING
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| broken | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split • not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly • (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded adjective satellite • subdued or brought low in condition or status • tamed or trained to obey • topographically very uneven • imperfectly spoken or written • thrown into a state of disarray or confusion • weakened and infirm • destroyed financially • out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken') • discontinuous • lacking a part or parts | ||||||
| idle | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • not in action or at work noun • the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling adjective satellite • without a basis in reason or fact • not in active use • silly or trivial • lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility • not yielding a return • not having a job verb • run disconnected or idle • be idle; exist in a changeless situation | ||||||
| disabled | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped adjective satellite • the total or partial absence of a person's bodily or mental functions, including the absence of a part of a person's body | ||||||
| dysfunctional | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ • (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose | ||||||
| inactive | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly • (military) not involved in military operations • not exerting influence or change • (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct • lacking in energy or will • lacking activity; lying idle or unused • not engaged in full-time work • not active physically or mentally adjective satellite • (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert • not in physical motion | ||||||
| nonfunctional | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not having or performing a function • not performing or able to perform its regular function | ||||||
| nonproductive | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not directly productive | ||||||
| unemployed | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • not engaged in a gainful occupation noun • people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group) | ||||||
| nonoperative | adjectiveadj | |||||
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| nonworking | adjectiveadj | |||||
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| broken-down | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • in deplorable condition • not in working order | ||||||
| down | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||
adjective • being or moving lower in position or less in some value noun • soft fine feathers • English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896) • (American football) a complete play to advance the football • (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil • fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) adverb • spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position • away from a more central or a more northerly place • paid in cash at time of purchase • from an earlier time • to a lower intensity • in an inactive or inoperative state adjective satellite • extending or moving from a higher to a lower place • becoming progressively lower • being put out in a game of baseball • understood perfectly • lower than previously • shut • not functioning (temporarily or permanently) • filled with melancholy and despondency verb • drink down entirely • eat up completely, as with great appetite • bring down or defeat (an opponent) • shoot at and force to come down • cause to come or go down • improve or perfect by pruning or polishing | ||||||