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46 Opposites of Work

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Work is the production of value. The most direct opposites of work indicate inactivity, disengagement and procrastination. Opposites also include indications of occupational status such as unemployment and retirement. The last major category of opposites for work are pleasant aspects of the human experience such as play, freedom and leisure. The following are common opposites of work.
Apathetic
Break
Delay
Detached
Disconnected
Disengaged
Distracted
Entertainment
Fail
Freedom
Halt
Holiday
Idle
Inactive
Indifferent
Indulgent
Ineffective
Inefficient
Lax
Layoff
Lazy
Leave
Leisure
Lethargic
Listless
Negligent
Nonemployment
Nonfulfillment
Nonperformance
Passive
Play
Postponement
Procrastination
Recreation
Redundancy
Relaxation
Resignation
Rest
Retirement
Shiftless
Slack
Stoppage
Suspend
Terminate
Unemployment
Unproductive

Notes

Work also can mean functional or succeed. For example, "does the phone still work after you dropped it?" In this case, work can have opposites such as fail and broken.

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