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idle

/'aɪdəl/

Synonyms of idle Antonyms of idle Examples of idle Usage of idle Parts of idle Definition that contains idle Words sounding like idle Explanation of idle

adjective
not having a job
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"idle carpenters"

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jobless out of work unemployed
adjective
not in active use
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"the machinery sat idle during the strike" "idle hands"

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unused inactive
adjective
without a basis in reason or fact
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"idle fears"

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baseless groundless unfounded unwarranted wild unsupported
verb
be idle; exist in a changeless situation
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laze slug stagnate

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work
verb
run disconnected or idle
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tick over

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run
adjective
silly or trivial
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"idle pleasure" "light idle chatter"

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light frivolous
adjective
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
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"idle talk"

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loose irresponsible
adjective
not yielding a return
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"idle funds"

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dead unprofitable
adjective
not in action or at work
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"an idle laborer" "idle drifters" "the idle rich" "an idle mind"

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lazy leisured otiose slothful work-shy bone-idle bone-lazy faineant indolent lackadaisical unengaged

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busy
noun
the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
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"the car engine was running at idle"

type of:
operation

Examples of idle

"idle carpenters"
"the machinery sat idle during the strike"
"idle hands"
"idle fears"
"idle pleasure"
"light idle chatter"
"idle talk"
"idle funds"
"an idle laborer"
"idle drifters"
"the idle rich"
"an idle mind"
"the car engine was running at idle"