employed
adjectiveHow many syllables in employed?
There are 2 syllables in the word employed.Divide employed into syllables:
em · ployed
How to pronounce employed:
Definition of employed:
- employed (adjective):
- busy and energetic
- having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary.
Synonyms for employed:
active
assiduous
busy
diligent
earning your living
engaged
having a job
hired
immersed
in a job
in employment
in work
industrious
occupied
on the job
preoccupied
sedulous
working
Antonyms for employed:
apathetic
bone idle
bone-idle
careless
casual
derelict
dilatory
disinterested
disregardful
faineant
fainéant
good-for-nothing
haphazard
heedless
idle
ignorant
improvident
inactive
inattentive
incautious
indifferent
indolent
irresponsible
lackadaisical
languid
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