employed

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/ɪmˈplɔɪd//ɛmˈplɔɪd/

adjective

In a job; working.

Opposite
CommonScrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveemployed (comparative more employed, superlative most employed)

comparative more employed · superlative most employed

  1. In a job; working.

    You're just looking for a handout like every other—are you employed, Mr. Lebowski?

    1998, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, The Big Lebowski, spoken by The Big Lebowski (David Huddleston)
  2. Used; in use.

    Studies on LLS in recent decades have identified a large number of strategies which are employed by English as a foreign/second language (EFL/ESL) learners and several strategy categorisation patterns have also been established.

    2018, Habók Anita, Andrea Magyar, “The Effect of Language Learning Strategies on Proficiency, Attitudes and School Achievement”, in Frontiers in Psychology, volume 8, →DOI
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of employ

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary

Opposite

adjectivemade useful

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish työllistetty, käytetty
  • työllistettyworking
  • käytettyused
French actif
  • actifworking
German berufstätig
  • berufstätigworking
Portuguese empregado, empregue
  • empregadoworking
  • empregueused
Spanish empleado, usado
  • empleadoused
  • usadoused
Swedish anställd, använd
  • anställdworking
  • användused

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with employed

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Cite this entry
APA

employed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/employed

MLA

“employed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/employed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “employed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/employed.

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