/ Thesaurus / O Synonyms of out of work Find synonyms for: Adjective1. idle, jobless, out of work, unemployed (vs. employed)usage: not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: philanthropy Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language