Synonyms for unpaid
- adjective
Most common
voluntary uncompensated unsalaried unwaged amateur recreational
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Voluntary — of work, done without agreed payment, usually voluntarily
2. Amateur
Other
outstanding, owing, due, payable, earned, unsettled, gratuitous
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of work: done without agreed payment, usually voluntarily.
- adj. 2
Not paid for.
Example sentences
- voluntary She did a lot of voluntary work for the Red Cross.
- unwaged Having lost my job I became one of the unwaged.
- recreational Recreational drug use inspires many urban legends.
- earned Go ahead, give America all your hard earned money.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unpaid | falling | |
| voluntary | falling | |
| uncompensated | steady | |
| unwaged | rising | |
| unsalaried | falling | |
| recreational | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- due1
- 5 letters
- owing2
- 6 letters
- earned1
- 7 letters
- amateur3, payable3, unwaged
- 8 letters
- wageless
- 9 letters
- voluntary4, unsettled3
- 10 letters
- gratuitous4, unsalaried
- 11 letters
- outstanding3
- 12 letters
- recreational5
- 13 letters
- uncompensated5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (owing2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- impayé