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WORKING Antonyms

There are 12 antonyms of the word working. (opposite meanings)
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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

Alternatives for BROKEN

Alternatives for IDLE

Alternatives for DISABLED

Alternatives for DYSFUNCTIONAL

Alternatives for INACTIVE

Alternatives for NONFUNCTIONAL

Alternatives for NONPRODUCTIVE

Alternatives for UNEMPLOYED

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