Main entry: idle, tick over
Definition: run disconnected or idle
Usage: the engine is idling
Antonyms: run
Definition: be operating, running or functioning
Main entry: slug, stagnate, laze, idle
Definition: be idle; exist in a changeless situation
Usage: The old man sat and stagnated on his porch; He slugged in bed all morning
Antonyms: work
Definition: exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
Main entry: idle
Definition: not in action or at work
Usage: an idle laborer; idle drifters; the idle rich; an idle mind
Antonyms: busy
Definition: actively or fully engaged or occupied
Main entry: jobless, out of work, idle
Definition: not having a job
Usage: idle carpenters; jobless transients; many people in the area were out of work
Antonyms: employed
Definition: having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
Main entry: idle, unused
Definition: not in active use
Usage: the machinery sat idle during the strike; idle hands
Antonyms: active
Definition: characterized by energetic activity
Antonyms: active
Definition: engaged in full-time work
Antonyms: active
Definition: full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
Antonyms: active
Definition: tending to become more severe or wider in scope
Antonyms: active
Definition: exerting influence or producing a change or effect
Main entry: dead, idle
Definition: not yielding a return
Usage: dead capital; idle funds
Antonyms: profitable
Definition: yielding material gain or profit
Main entry: loose, idle
Definition: lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
Usage: idle talk; a loose tongue
Antonyms: responsible
Definition: worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
Main entry: light, idle
Definition: silly or trivial
Usage: idle pleasure; light banter; light idle chatter
Antonyms: serious
Definition: concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
Main entry: unwarranted, wild, baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded
Definition: without a basis in reason or fact
Usage: baseless gossip; the allegations proved groundless; idle fears; unfounded suspicions; unwarranted jealousy
Antonyms: supported
Definition: held up or having the weight borne especially from below
Antonyms: supported
Definition: sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)