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Useless vs Unemployed - What's the difference?

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Useless is a related term of unemployed.


As adjectives the difference between useless and unemployed

is that useless is without use or possibility to be used while unemployed is having no profession (despite being able and willing to work).

As a noun unemployed is

unemployed people.

useless

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Without use or possibility to be used.
    • This fork has prongs that are bent. It's useless now.
  • Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).
    • I think it's useless to keep this discussion going. It's like talking to a wall.
    I tried my best to make him quit smoking, but my efforts were useless . He now smokes six packs a day.
  • (pejorative, of a person) good-for-nothing; not dependable.
    • Bill never mows the lawn, takes out the trash or anything. He's useless , but I love him anyways.
  • (colloquial, of a person) unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting.
    • My brother is useless at most computer games, but he is an awesome PS2 player.
    Why do you keep trying? You're obviously useless at it.

    Synonyms

    * (good-for-nothing) good-for-nothing * (unable to do well) unskillful

    Antonyms

    * skillful, useful

    Derived terms

    * uselessly * uselessness

    unemployed

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having no profession (despite being able and willing to work).
  • Having no use, not doing work
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    Synonyms

    * (having no job) jobless, out of work (used only after the noun ), out-of-work

    Related terms

    * unemployment

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • Unemployed people.
    • The unemployed are a growing portion of the population.

    Usage notes

    * This is not a true noun. It is an example of a "fused-head" construction in which an adjective (or possessive or determiner) is assumed to have fused with an omitted noun which is grammatically required.

    Synonyms

    * jobless