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1. (adj) idle
the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
Antonyms: overbusy, toiling, busy, profitable, responsible, at work(p), laboring, occupied, up to, labouring, drudging, active, engaged, supported, tied up(p), serious, employed, run, work

2. (adj) idle
not in action or at work
Synonyms: groundless, loose, baseless, jobless, out of work, wild, light, dead, unused, unwarranted, unfounded
Antonyms: occupied, overbusy, busy, up to, engaged, drudging, tied up(p), serious, employed, toiling, profitable, laboring, active, at work(p), labouring, supported, responsible, work, run

3. (adj) baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wild
without a basis in reason or fact
Synonyms: insupportable, jobless, gaga, raging, violent, untamed, unfounded, unwarrantable, dead, out of work, hazardous, tempestuous, undue, indefensible, godforsaken, dotty, unjustified, uncivilised, uncivilized, waste, baseless, risky, angry, idle, wild, savage, fantastic, barbarian, unjustifiable, crazy, raving mad, unused, groundless, barbaric, furious, light, unwarranted, loose
Antonyms: overbusy, occupied, busy, engaged, responsible, employed, active, laboring, labouring, serious, drudging, profitable, supported, tied up(p), at work(p), up to, toiling, run, work

4. (adj) idle, unused
not in active use
Synonyms: groundless, loose, baseless, jobless, out of work, wild, light, dead, idle, unused, unwarranted, fresh, unfounded
Antonyms: up to, labouring, serious, laboring, toiling, active, at work(p), overbusy, occupied, busy, responsible, profitable, drudging, employed, engaged, supported, tied up(p), run, work

5. (adj) idle, light
silly or trivial
Synonyms: light-headed, lite, wanton, unfounded, jobless, wakeful, faint, lightheaded, low-cal, calorie-free, lightsome, dead, out of work, light-colored, unaccented, weak, easy, promiscuous, abstemious, unclouded, clean, light(a), baseless, clear, idle, wild, tripping, short, scant(p), unused, groundless, sluttish, light, swooning, unwarranted, loose
Antonyms: profitable, employed, drudging, laboring, supported, tied up(p), serious, labouring, active, up to, busy, overbusy, at work(p), occupied, toiling, engaged, responsible, work, run

6. (adj) idle, loose
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
Synonyms: wanton, idle, escaped, wild, sluttish, informal, dead, on the loose(p), out of work, easy, unused, liberal, free, jobless, open, lax, loose, unaffixed, groundless, promiscuous, light, slack, unfounded, baseless, at large(p), unwarranted
Antonyms: laboring, responsible, active, tied up(p), drudging, profitable, serious, busy, at work(p), occupied, up to, engaged, overbusy, toiling, employed, supported, labouring, work, run

7. (adj) dead, idle
not yielding a return
Synonyms: dead(a), wild, bushed(p), dead, out of work, unused, jobless, light, idle, deadened, drained, loose, groundless, utter, beat(p), numb(p), dead(p), unfounded, baseless, stagnant, all in(p), unwarranted
Antonyms: responsible, employed, at work(p), drudging, labouring, up to, serious, tied up(p), toiling, busy, overbusy, active, profitable, laboring, supported, engaged, occupied, run, work

8. (verb) idle, jobless, out of work
not having a job
Synonyms: groundless, loose, baseless, jobless, out of work, wild, light, dead, unused, unwarranted, idle, unfounded
Antonyms: profitable, engaged, tied up(p), active, toiling, drudging, labouring, overbusy, responsible, at work(p), supported, serious, occupied, employed, busy, laboring, up to, run, work

9. (verb) idle, tick over
run disconnected or idle
Synonyms: tick over, slug, laze, stagnate, idle
Antonyms: busy, supported, at work(p), drudging, responsible, toiling, overbusy, employed, laboring, active, serious, tied up(p), labouring, engaged, occupied, up to, profitable, work, run

10. (verb) idle, laze, slug, stagnate
be idle; exist in a changeless situation
Synonyms: swig, tick over, slug, laze, stagnate, slog, idle
Antonyms: occupied, overbusy, toiling, engaged, at work(p), up to, labouring, profitable, drudging, tied up(p), laboring, employed, responsible, active, serious, busy, supported, run, work

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